Su*preme" (?), a. [L. supremus,
superlative of superus that is above, upper, fr. super
above: cf. F. suprême. See Super-, and cf.
Sum.] 1. Highest in authority; holding the
highest place in authority, government, or power.
He that is the supreme King of
kings.
Shak.
2. Highest; greatest; most excellent or most
extreme; utmost; greatist possible (sometimes in a bad sense); as,
supreme love; supreme glory; supreme magnanimity;
supreme folly.
Each would be supreme within its own sphere, and
those spheres could not but clash.
De Quincey.
3. (Bot.) Situated at the highest part
or point.
The Supreme, the Almighty; God.
Su*preme" (?), a. [L. supremus,
superlative of superus that is above, upper, fr. super
above: cf. F. suprême. See Super-, and cf.
Sum.] 1. Highest in authority; holding the
highest place in authority, government, or power.
He that is the supreme King of
kings.
Shak.
2. Highest; greatest; most excellent or most
extreme; utmost; greatist possible (sometimes in a bad sense); as,
supreme love; supreme glory; supreme magnanimity;
supreme folly.
Each would be supreme within its own sphere, and
those spheres could not but clash.
De Quincey.
3. (Bot.) Situated at the highest part
or point.
The Supreme, the Almighty; God.
