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[ adjective ] final or last in your life or progress
Examples "the supreme sacrifice" "the supreme judgment" Used in print (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)At_the_same_time that religion binds the individual helpfully to the supernatural and gives him cosmic peace and a sense of supreme fulfillment , it also has great therapeutic value for him . (William S. Haymond, "Is Distance an Original...)The answer the authors give to it , therefore , is of supreme importance . (Francis Pollini, Night....)With a supreme effort , he broke it off . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] greatest in status or authority or power
Synonyms Examples "a supreme tribunal" Used in print (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)Closely related to this function is the fact that the religious system provides a body of ultimate ends for the society , which are compatible with the supreme eternal ends . (Robert Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land....)Jubal did not hear of Digby 's disappearance when it was announced , and , when he did , while he had a fleeting suspicion , he dismissed it ; if Mike had had_a_finger_in it , he had gotten_away_with it - and what happened to supreme bishops worried Jubal not at_all as_long_as he was n't bothered . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] highest in excellence or achievement
Examples "supreme among musicians" "a supreme endeavor" "supreme courage" Used in print (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)The innocent malfeasant , filled with that supreme sense of honor found in bars , insisted upon replacing the destroyed monocle - and did , over the protests of the former owner - with a square monocle . Related terms |
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