supereminentadj.

Brit.

/ˌsuːpərˈɛmᵻnənt/,

/ˌsjuːpərˈɛmᵻnənt/, U.S.

/ˌsupərˈɛmənənt/

Forms: 1500s supereminente, 1500s– supereminent.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French supereminent; Latin supereminent-, supereminēns, superēminēre.

Etymology: < (i) Middle French supereminent superior, supreme (c1460), exceptionally high (c1467), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin supereminent-, supereminēns superior, supreme (Vulgate), raised well above (5th cent. in Augustine), use as adjective of present participle of classical Latin superēminēre to stand out above < super- super- prefix + ēminēre (see eminent adj.). Compare Spanish sobreeminente, supereminente (both 1528), French suréminent pre-eminent (1628).

a. Above others in rank or status; very, or the most, exalted, superior, or eminent (in some attribute or virtue).Sometimes in ironic use.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [adjective]

higheOE

drightlikeOE

highlyOE

drightfula1225

prouda1275

principalc1385

solemna1387

gentlec1390

high and mighty1400

imperial?c1400

royalc1405

kinglyc1425

sublimatec1425

lordfulc1429

lordlyc1440

assumpt1447

raiseda1450

haught1470

kinglikec1485

lordlike1488

triumphant1494

greatlya1500

princely?a1510

supereminent1531

princelike1532

lofta1547

lofty1548

regal1561

supernal1562

haughty1563

excelse1569

queen-like?1571

majestical1578

erecteda1586

augustious1591

ennobled1592

imperious1592

enthronized1593

august1594

high-born1598

sublimed1602

jovial1604

majestic1606

enthroned1609

starred1615

exalted1623

majestuous1633

reared1638

sublimary1655

majestative1656

kingrik1663

superb1663

grand1673

celse1708

stilted1744

canonized1790

queenly1791

apotheosized1794

princified1857

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] > greatest in degree or extent

mosteOE

overest1481

supereminent1531

supremec1550

1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour iii. xxii. sig. f.vij One chiefe..meuer [of nature], which is ouer all supereminent in powar, vnderstanding, & goodnes.

1583 Ld. Burghley Execution of Iustice sig. Ciii^v Be you subiect..to the King, as to him that is supereminent [1 Pet. ii. 13].

a1600 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie (1648) viii. sig. Dd4 Touching the Kings supereminent authority in commanding.

1651 C. Cartwright Certamen Religiosum ii. 65 The Marquesse saith, that anciently the Church had one Supereminent (by Divine Law) which was the Pope.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 63 Were they then to be awed by the super-eminent authority and awful dignity of an handful of country clowns?

1831 National Mag. 2 139 In frolic and fighting, mischief or merriment, Master Charley was supereminent.

1861 C. H. Pearson Early & Middle Ages Eng. 90 A king of Kent is therefore the first supereminent king of England, and he is succeeded by the kings of Northumbria.

1930 Times 19 Sept. 15/3 The book, therefore, for narrative purposes has the immense advantage of having a super-eminent hero.

2006 Blackpool Gaz. (Nexis) 2 Nov. Another masterful performance by Britain's super-eminent comedian, Ken Dodd.

†b. Highly superior to. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

1657 J. Watts Scribe, Pharisee i. 47 They are infinitely..supereminent to these, as God is above man.

1774 B. Binney Oration Public Commencem. at Rhode-Island College 37 The bishop of Rome was far supereminent to all the other officers and dignitaries in the church.

1871 J. Alberger Monks, Popes, & their Polit. Intrigues x. 156 The associate judge of God Almighty, equal to him in dignity, superior to him in jurisdiction, and supereminent to him in authority.

2. In physical sense: rising above others in elevation; supremely or exceptionally high. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > surpassing

supereminent1555

eminent1588

overpeering1598

overtoppinga1615

topping1681

1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. vi. f. 32 Paria is the Region which possesseth the supereminente or hyghest parte [L. supereminentiam] thereof.

1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 221 The uttermost promontory that stretcheth to the West, with the supereminent mountaine, now called Capo Saint Pisano.

a1652 A. Wilson Hist. Great Brit. (1653) Proem, sig. A2^v When they [sc. Princes] shall so much debase that sublime and supereminent Region they are placed in.

1729 S. Switzer Introd. Gen. Syst. Hydrostaticks & Hydraulicks I. i. ii. 26 Prodigious large Rivers, where there is no supereminent Ground, the Danube it self rising..in the Middle of plain Fields.

1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd III. vii. v. 48 A baronial abode, with four supereminent towers.

1953 Pop. Sci. July 73/2 K-2..rises right out of this astounding group of super-eminent peaks: the tallest mountain of the tallest range on earth.

3. Of a quality, condition, etc.: specially remarkable; noteworthy above that of others; extraordinary, supreme.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > worthy of notice > other

wortheOE

oughtworth1556

supereminent?1563

sight-worthy1606

painsworthy1675

the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very great > and remarkable

outnumenc1225

whata1325

outnemea1400

excessive1477

superiora1500

supernatural?1537

supereminent?1563

extraordinary1572

no mean ——1580

metaphysical1589

superhumana1629

uncommon1700

unco1724

some1808

hellacious1847

helluva1905

(a) hang of a1941

?1563 Visct. Montagu tr. J. Fisher Godlie Treat. Prayer sig. C1^v The maiestie of God is of a supereminent, and vnspeakable dignitie.

1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes (1593) 65 Thy supereminent gifts.

1651 in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 181 The noblest, and most supereminent of all other Sciences.

1668 H. More Divine Dialogues: Two Last Dial. 404 The anointing of our Head and true High-priest the Lord Iesus in the first place in a supereminent manner.

1722 in G. Lamoine Charges to Grand Jury (1992) 165 The People who keep Bawdy Houses..do him [sc. Satan] supereminent Service..for the Destruction of Mankind.

1787 R. Polwhele Eng. Orator iii. 376 The Career Of Talents supereminent and vast.

1835 E. A. Poe Hans Phaall in Southern Literary Messenger June 566/1 A fantastic bow-knot of super-eminent dimensions.

1893 R. S. Ball Story of Sun 320 The Sun would begin to be shorn of those supereminent splendours which at present distinguish it.

2006 E. Aoyagi in Y. Yamanaka & T. Nishio Arabian Nights & Orientalism iv. 75 They [sc. the characters in the stories] never have super-eminent intelligence.

†4. Of a person, place, group, etc.: distinguished above others in character or attainment; conspicuous for some attribute or quality. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being better or superior > [adjective]

bettereOE

selerOE

betc1175

greaterc1325

unmeeta1393

masculinec1425

above one's matchc1500

superior?c1550

uppera1586

precedent1598

supereminent1599

empyreal1641

prerogative1646

paramount1654

subalternating1671

racy1675

ranking1847

plus1860

1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 4 This superiminente [printed superimente] principall Metropolis of the redde Fish. A towne..that in rich situation exceedeth many citties.

1607 T. Walkington Optick Glasse 60 And but for this [proneness to venery] they were supereminent aboue all men.

1612 J. Speed Theatre of Empire of Great Brit. i. xliv. 85/1 Kendale..for the..practise of making cloath, so excels the rest, that in regard thereof it carrieth a supereminent name aboue them.

1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 203 Som were supereminent for holines, and high virtues.

1775 E. Barry Observ. Wines Ancients vii. 125 The villa of Mæcenas was supereminent for its extent and magnificence.

1848 Reasoner 5 230 Washington was not supereminent for intellect.

1875 A. Helps Social Pressure x. 142 With these three super-eminent hosts or hostesses, everything was prepared for me that I could possibly want.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	supereminent
释义	supereminentadj. Brit. /ˌsuːpərˈɛmᵻnənt/, /ˌsjuːpərˈɛmᵻnənt/, U.S. /ˌsupərˈɛmənənt/ Forms: 1500s supereminente, 1500s– supereminent. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from French. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: French supereminent; Latin supereminent-, supereminēns, superēminēre. Etymology: < (i) Middle French supereminent superior, supreme (c1460), exceptionally high (c1467), and its etymon (ii) post-classical Latin supereminent-, supereminēns superior, supreme (Vulgate), raised well above (5th cent. in Augustine), use as adjective of present participle of classical Latin superēminēre to stand out above < super- super- prefix + ēminēre (see eminent adj.). Compare Spanish sobreeminente, supereminente (both 1528), French suréminent pre-eminent (1628). 1. a. Above others in rank or status; very, or the most, exalted, superior, or eminent (in some attribute or virtue).Sometimes in ironic use. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > majesty, glory, or grandeur > [adjective] higheOE drightlikeOE highlyOE drightfula1225 prouda1275 principalc1385 solemna1387 gentlec1390 high and mighty1400 imperial?c1400 royalc1405 kinglyc1425 sublimatec1425 lordfulc1429 lordlyc1440 assumpt1447 raiseda1450 haught1470 kinglikec1485 lordlike1488 triumphant1494 greatlya1500 princely?a1510 supereminent1531 princelike1532 lofta1547 lofty1548 regal1561 supernal1562 haughty1563 excelse1569 queen-like?1571 majestical1578 erecteda1586 augustious1591 ennobled1592 imperious1592 enthronized1593 august1594 high-born1598 sublimed1602 jovial1604 majestic1606 enthroned1609 starred1615 exalted1623 majestuous1633 reared1638 sublimary1655 majestative1656 kingrik1663 superb1663 grand1673 celse1708 stilted1744 canonized1790 queenly1791 apotheosized1794 princified1857 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > high or intense degree > [adjective] > greatest in degree or extent mosteOE overest1481 supereminent1531 supremec1550 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour iii. xxii. sig. f.vij One chiefe..meuer [of nature], which is ouer all supereminent in powar, vnderstanding, & goodnes. 1583 Ld. Burghley Execution of Iustice sig. Ciii^v Be you subiect..to the King, as to him that is supereminent [1 Pet. ii. 13]. a1600 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie (1648) viii. sig. Dd4 Touching the Kings supereminent authority in commanding. 1651 C. Cartwright Certamen Religiosum ii. 65 The Marquesse saith, that anciently the Church had one Supereminent (by Divine Law) which was the Pope. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 63 Were they then to be awed by the super-eminent authority and awful dignity of an handful of country clowns? View more context for this quotation 1831 National Mag. 2 139 In frolic and fighting, mischief or merriment, Master Charley was supereminent. 1861 C. H. Pearson Early & Middle Ages Eng. 90 A king of Kent is therefore the first supereminent king of England, and he is succeeded by the kings of Northumbria. 1930 Times 19 Sept. 15/3 The book, therefore, for narrative purposes has the immense advantage of having a super-eminent hero. 2006 Blackpool Gaz. (Nexis) 2 Nov. Another masterful performance by Britain's super-eminent comedian, Ken Dodd. †b. Highly superior to. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1657 J. Watts Scribe, Pharisee i. 47 They are infinitely..supereminent to these, as God is above man. 1774 B. Binney Oration Public Commencem. at Rhode-Island College 37 The bishop of Rome was far supereminent to all the other officers and dignitaries in the church. 1871 J. Alberger Monks, Popes, & their Polit. Intrigues x. 156 The associate judge of God Almighty, equal to him in dignity, superior to him in jurisdiction, and supereminent to him in authority. 2. In physical sense: rising above others in elevation; supremely or exceptionally high. Now rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adjective] > surpassing supereminent1555 eminent1588 overpeering1598 overtoppinga1615 topping1681 1555 R. Eden tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde i. vi. f. 32 Paria is the Region which possesseth the supereminente or hyghest parte [L. supereminentiam] thereof. 1615 G. Sandys Relation of Journey 221 The uttermost promontory that stretcheth to the West, with the supereminent mountaine, now called Capo Saint Pisano. a1652 A. Wilson Hist. Great Brit. (1653) Proem, sig. A2^v When they [sc. Princes] shall so much debase that sublime and supereminent Region they are placed in. 1729 S. Switzer Introd. Gen. Syst. Hydrostaticks & Hydraulicks I. i. ii. 26 Prodigious large Rivers, where there is no supereminent Ground, the Danube it self rising..in the Middle of plain Fields. 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd III. vii. v. 48 A baronial abode, with four supereminent towers. 1953 Pop. Sci. July 73/2 K-2..rises right out of this astounding group of super-eminent peaks: the tallest mountain of the tallest range on earth. 3. Of a quality, condition, etc.: specially remarkable; noteworthy above that of others; extraordinary, supreme. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > importance > [adjective] > worthy of notice > other wortheOE oughtworth1556 supereminent?1563 sight-worthy1606 painsworthy1675 the world > relative properties > quantity > greatness of quantity, amount, or degree > [adjective] > very great > and remarkable outnumenc1225 whata1325 outnemea1400 excessive1477 superiora1500 supernatural?1537 supereminent?1563 extraordinary1572 no mean ——1580 metaphysical1589 superhumana1629 uncommon1700 unco1724 some1808 hellacious1847 helluva1905 (a) hang of a1941 ?1563 Visct. Montagu tr. J. Fisher Godlie Treat. Prayer sig. C1^v The maiestie of God is of a supereminent, and vnspeakable dignitie. 1592 T. Nashe Strange Newes (1593) 65 Thy supereminent gifts. 1651 in T. Fuller Abel Redevivus 181 The noblest, and most supereminent of all other Sciences. 1668 H. More Divine Dialogues: Two Last Dial. 404 The anointing of our Head and true High-priest the Lord Iesus in the first place in a supereminent manner. 1722 in G. Lamoine Charges to Grand Jury (1992) 165 The People who keep Bawdy Houses..do him [sc. Satan] supereminent Service..for the Destruction of Mankind. 1787 R. Polwhele Eng. Orator iii. 376 The Career Of Talents supereminent and vast. 1835 E. A. Poe Hans Phaall in Southern Literary Messenger June 566/1 A fantastic bow-knot of super-eminent dimensions. 1893 R. S. Ball Story of Sun 320 The Sun would begin to be shorn of those supereminent splendours which at present distinguish it. 2006 E. Aoyagi in Y. Yamanaka & T. Nishio Arabian Nights & Orientalism iv. 75 They [sc. the characters in the stories] never have super-eminent intelligence. †4. Of a person, place, group, etc.: distinguished above others in character or attainment; conspicuous for some attribute or quality. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being better or superior > [adjective] bettereOE selerOE betc1175 greaterc1325 unmeeta1393 masculinec1425 above one's matchc1500 superior?c1550 uppera1586 precedent1598 supereminent1599 empyreal1641 prerogative1646 paramount1654 subalternating1671 racy1675 ranking1847 plus1860 1599 T. Nashe Lenten Stuffe 4 This superiminente [printed superimente] principall Metropolis of the redde Fish. A towne..that in rich situation exceedeth many citties. 1607 T. Walkington Optick Glasse 60 And but for this [proneness to venery] they were supereminent aboue all men. 1612 J. Speed Theatre of Empire of Great Brit. i. xliv. 85/1 Kendale..for the..practise of making cloath, so excels the rest, that in regard thereof it carrieth a supereminent name aboue them. 1651 J. Howell S.P.Q.V. 203 Som were supereminent for holines, and high virtues. 1775 E. Barry Observ. Wines Ancients vii. 125 The villa of Mæcenas was supereminent for its extent and magnificence. 1848 Reasoner 5 230 Washington was not supereminent for intellect. 1875 A. Helps Social Pressure x. 142 With these three super-eminent hosts or hostesses, everything was prepared for me that I could possibly want. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1531
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