Supreme Being

Supreme Being
noun
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
Syn: ↑God
Derivationally related forms: ↑godly (for: ↑God)
Instance Hypernyms: ↑spiritual being, ↑supernatural being
Instance Hyponyms:
Godhead, ↑Lord, ↑Creator, ↑Maker, ↑Divine, ↑God Almighty, ↑Almighty, ↑Jehovah, ↑Yahweh, ↑YHWH, ↑Yahwe, ↑Yahveh, ↑YHVH, ↑Yahve, ↑Wahvey, ↑Jahvey, ↑Jahweh, ↑JHVH, ↑Allah

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noun
1. capitalized S&B : the eternal and infinite Spirit : God as the creator and end of man
2. : a god who dominates all the lesser gods and daemons of a pantheon and who is generally conceived as the creator of all
3. : a power or being to which all else is subordinate or upon which all else is ultimately dependent

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God.
[1690-1700]

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Supreme Being noun
1. A superior deity
2. God
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Main Entry:supreme

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Supreme Being,
= God. (Cf.God)

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noun
the Supreme Being
literary :god 1

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the Suˌpreme ˈBeing f9 [Supreme Being] noun singular (formal)
God

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • Supreme Being — ► NOUN (the Supreme Being) ▪ a name for God …   English terms dictionary

  • Supreme Being — n. God …   English World dictionary

  • Supreme Being — The term Supreme Being is often defined simply as God , [ [http://www.m w.com/dictionary/supreme+being definition] according to Miriam Webster on line dictionary.] and it is used with this meaning by theologians of many religious faiths,… …   Wikipedia

  • Supreme Being — Supreme′ Be′ing n. God • Etymology: 1690–1700 …   From formal English to slang

  • Supreme Being — Su.preme Being n [singular] literary God …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Supreme Being, the — Su,preme Being, the noun LITERARY God …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Supreme Being — noun Date: 1668 god 1 …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Supreme Being — God. [1690 1700] * * * …   Universalium

  • supreme being — noun God, or a similar deity characterized by power over all things, including over all other deities …   Wiktionary

  • supreme being — magnificent entity, God …   English contemporary dictionary

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