3 definitions found
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[^e]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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
supreme
adj 1: final or last in your life or progress; "the supreme
sacrifice"; "the supreme judgment"
2: greatest in status or authority or power; "a supreme
tribunal" [syn: {sovereign}]
3: highest in excellence or achievement; "supreme among
musicians"; "a supreme endeavor"; "supreme courage"
4: greatest or maximal in degree; extreme; "supreme folly"
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)
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