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Definition of Supereminence
1. n. The quality or state of being supereminent; distinguished eminence; as, the supereminence of Cicero as an orator, or Lord Chatham as a statesman.
Definition of Supereminence
1. Noun. The quality of being supereminent. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Supereminence
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Supereminence
Literary usage of Supereminence
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Inquisition of Spain by Henry Charles Lea (1906)
"supereminence. WHEN the Inquisition, as we have seen, arrogated to itself almost
an equality with the sovereign, it necessarily assumed supremacy over all ..."
2. A General Pronouncing and Explanatory Dictionary of the English Language: To by George Fulton, G. Knight (1826)
"... su-per-sil'yus-lé, ad. contemptu- supereminence, su-per-em'e-nens, n.
uncommon Supereminent, su-per-em'e-nent, a. eminent in a high degree [than duty ..."
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