supremity

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noun

Supremacy.

“That hour at the entrance to Deception Pass had been the climax of her suffering—the flood of her wrath—the last of her sacrifice—the supremity of her love—and the attainment of peace.”

OriginLatin suprēmitās →
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Meanings

nounsupremity (countable and uncountable, plural supremities)

plural supremities

  1. archaiccountableuncountableSupremacy.

    That hour at the entrance to Deception Pass had been the climax of her suffering—the flood of her wrath—the last of her sacrifice—the supremity of her love—and the attainment of peace.

    2 more examples

    She was young and beautiful, with dark, oriental features, and a bearing which aimed at supremity of arrogance.

    1904, George Gissing, chapter 12, in Veranilda

    The values of War or Empire and Love are ever twin supremities in Shakespeare.

    1931, G. Wilson Knight, chapter 8, in The Imperial Theme

Origin

  1. Latinsuprēmitās
  2. Englishsupremity

From supreme + -ity, compare Latin suprēmitās.

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APA

supremity. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supremity

MLA

“supremity.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supremity. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “supremity,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/supremity.

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