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Definition of: supreme
(sə·prēm′, s-) adjective
1. Highest in power or authority; dominant.
2. Highest in degree, importance, or estimation; most extreme or momentous; utmost: supreme devotion.
3. Ultimate; last and greatest. See synonyms under ABSOLUTE, FIRST, IMPERIAL, PARAMOUNT, PREDOMINANT.
—the Supreme Being God; the Deity.
—noun
1. The supreme or highest point; acme.
2. One who is above the rest; a superior; chief. [<L supremus highest, superl. of superus that is above <super above]
—su·preme′ly adverb
—su·preme′ness noun
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