English Dictionary: supreme | by the DICT Development Group |
3 results for supreme | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Supreme \Su*preme"\, a. [L. supremus, superlative of superus that is above, upper, fr. super above: cf. F. supr[88]me. 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. | |
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: | |
Supreme, LA (CDP, FIPS 74235) Location: 29.85959 N, 90.99262 W Population (1990): 1020 (293 housing units) Area: 7.4 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) |