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supreme

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su·preme  (s-prm)
adj.
1. Greatest in power, authority, or rank; paramount or dominant.
2. Greatest in importance, degree, significance, character, or achievement.
3. Ultimate; final: the supreme sacrifice.

[Latin suprmus, superlative of superus, upper, from super, over; see uper in Indo-European roots.]

su·premely adv.
su·premeness n.

supreme
Adjective
1. of highest status or power: the Supreme Council
2. of highest quality or importance: a supreme player
3. greatest in degree; extreme: supreme happiness [Latin supremus highest]
supremely adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.supreme - final or last in your life or progress; "the supreme sacrifice"; "the supreme judgment"
ultimate - furthest or highest in degree or order; utmost or extreme; "the ultimate achievement"; "the ultimate question"; "man's ultimate destiny"; "the ultimate insult"; "one's ultimate goal in life"
2.supreme - greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme tribunal"
dominant - exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage"
3.supreme - highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among musicians"; "a supreme endxxeavor"; "supreme courage"
superior - of high or superior quality or performance; "superior wisdom derived from experience"; "superior math students"
4.supreme - greatest or maximal in degree; extreme; "supreme folly"
maximal, maximum - the greatest or most complete or best possible; "maximal expansion"; "maximum pressure"

supreme
adjective 1. paramount, surpassing, superlative, prevailing, sovereign, predominant, incomparable, mother of all (informal) unsurpassed, matchless << OPPOSITE least
Translations

supreme [suˈpriːm] adjsupremo
supreme [suˈpriːm] adjsuprême
supreme [suˈpriːm] adjOber-, oberste(r, s);
(effort) → äußerste(r, s);
(achievement) → höchste(r, s)
supreme [suˈpriːm] adjsupremo/a

supreme
adj supreme [suˈpriːm]
1 the highest, greatest, or most powerful the supreme ruler. kragtigste, magtigste السّامي، الأسْمى най-висш nejvyšší øverst oberst ανώτατος, ύπατος supremo kõrgeim بالاترين korkein suprême עֶליוֹן सर्वोच्च, सर्वोपरि vrhovni, glavni legfőbb tertinggi æðstur, bestur supremo 最高の 최고의 aukščiausias, didžiausias augstākais; lielākais tertinggi hoogst høyest, mektigste najwyższy supremo suprem верховный; высший najvyšší vrhovni vrhunski högst, suverän, över- ซึ่งอยู่ในระดับสูงสุด yüce, ulu, yüksek 至上的 верховний; вищий سب سے اعلیٰ و افضل tối cao, cao nhất
2 the greatest possible an act of supreme courage. baie goeie الأعْظَم най-голям nejvyšší størst höchst υπέρτατος, ύψιστος supremo ülim بيشترين äärimmäinen suprême עִילָאִי परम, चरम najviši, krajnji legnagyobb palking besar óviðjafnanlegur supremo この上ない 지대한, 대단한 begalinis, didžiausias izcils; sevišķs amat allerhoogst enestående, uforliknelig ostateczny, największy supremo suprem высочайший najvyšší največji vrhunski enastående, ojämförlig ที่สุด azami, en büyük/yüksek 極度的 максимальний; крайній امکانی حد تک بڑا lớn nhất , cao nhất
adv suˈpremely
baie goed بصورةٍ سامِيَه أو عَظيمَه извънредно nejvíce øverst; størst höchst ανώτατα, ύψιστα supremamente eriti فوق العاده erittäin suprêmement מְאוֹד अत्यधिक vrhovno legteljesebben, legjobban secara unggul ákaflega supremamente 最高に 최고로, 최상으로 be galo, labiausiai izcili; sevišķi; ārkārtīgi amat hoogst i høyeste grad niezmiernie sumamente suprem в вышей степени najviac izredno vrhunski enastående, ojämförligt อย่างสูงสุด olabildiğine, olanca 最重要地,至高地 надзвичайно نہایت، بے حد cao nhất, tối cao
n supremacy [suˈpreməsi]
the state of being the greatest or most powerful How did Rome maintain her supremacy over the rest of the world for so long? heerskappy سِيادَه، تَفَوُّق، سَيْطَرَه господство nadvláda overherredømme die Vorherrschaft υπεροχή, κυριαρχία supremacía ülemvõim بلندي ylivalta suprématie עֶליוֹנוּת प्रधानता, प्रधान्य, सवोच्चता, आधिपत्य vrhovna vlast, nadmoć főhatalom keunggulan drottinvald; yfirburðir supremazia 支配権 패권(覇權) viršenybė, viešpatavimas augstākā vara; kundzība kekuasaan oppermacht overherredømme, overhøyhet przewaga, supremacja supremacia supremaţie превосходство;господство nadvláda nadvlada nadmoć ledarställning, överlägsenhet อำนาจสูงสุด üstünlük 至高 панування; верховенство فضیلت، برتری uy thế, uy quyền tối cao
n the Supreme Court
the highest court of law in (a state of) the USA and many other countries. hoogste hof مَحْكَمَة العَدْل العُليا Върховен Съд nejvyšší soudní dvůr højesteret das Oberste Gericht (Bundesgerichtshof, auch BUndesvefassungsgericht) Ανώτατο Δικαστήριο el Tribunal Supremo Ülemkohus دادگاه درجه اعلا la cour suprême בֵּית הַמִשפַּט הַעֶליוֹן उच्चतम न्यायालय vrhovni sud legfelsőbb bíróság Mahkamah Agung la Corte Suprema 最高裁判所 최고[] 법원 Aukščiausiasis teismas Augstākā tiesa Mahkamah Agung hooggerechtshof høyesterett Верховный суд najvyšší súd Vrhovno zvezno sodišče vrhovni sud högsta domstolen ศาลสูงสุด Yargıtay, Temyiz Mahkemesi (美國各州和美國全國的)最高法院 Верховний суд عدالت عظمیٰ tòa án tối cao ()


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To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;
Hence to fight and conquer in all your battles is not supreme excellence; supreme excellence consists in breaking the enemy's resistance without fighting.
 
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