supposer (supozer)

[ Hence there can be no difficulty in the meaning of the word Suppositality , which is the Abstract of the Suppositum. John Serjeant , Solid Philosophy (1679), p. 99, [quoted by F. Hall. + -ive.] Suppositional; hypothetical. [Rare.] suppositet (su-poz'it), a. and n. [L. supposi tus, sub posit us, pp. of supponere, subponere, put under, substitute: see suppose. The quotations credited to F. Hall as exemplifying this and the cognate words are taken from the "New York Nation," August 23d, 1888.] I. a. 1. Placed under or opposite. The people through the whole world of Antipodes, In outward feature, language, and religion, Resemble those to whom they are supposite . 2. Supposed; imagined. Brome, The Antipodes, i. 6. What he brings of the supposite and imaginary causes of Paul, Barnabas, and Peter, proves Robert Bailie, The Di wasive... Vindicated (1655), [p. 21, quoted by F. Hall. II. n. 1. A person or thing supposed. Pa ions, as Actions, are of Persons or Supposites. Richard Burthogge, Causa Dei (1675), p. 55, quoted by [F. Hall. 2. The subject of a verb. We inquyre of that we wald knaw: as, made God man without synne; and in this the supposit of the verb followes the verb. A. Hume , Orthographie (E. E. T. S.), p. 30. [Rare in all uses.] supposite (su-poz'it), v. t. [ According to Ockam, the external object--for all science was of singulars --- was included in the name being suppos ited as its verbal equivalent. J. Owen, Evenings with Skeptics, II. 365. supposition (sup-ō-zish'on), n . [ F.supposition = Sp. suposicion = Pg. supposição = It. suppo sizione , supposition, suppositio ( n- ), subро sitio (n-), a putting under, substitution, in ML. also supposition, supponere , subponere , put under, substitute: see suppose .] 1. The act and mental result of hypothetical inference; that act of mind by which a likelihood is admitted in a proposition on account of the truth of its consequences; a presumption. We reasoned throughout our article on the supposition that the end of government was to produce the greatest happine to mankind. Macaulay , West. Reviewer's Def. of Mill. 2. The act and mental result of formulating a proposition, without reference to its truth or falsity, for the sake of tracing out its consequences; a hypothesis. Spread o'er the silver waves thy golden hairs, And as a bed I'll take them and there lie, And in that glorious supposition think He gains by death that hath such means to die. Shak., C. of E., iii. 2. 50. 3. In logic, the way in which a name is to be understood in a given proposition, in reference to its standing for an object of this or that cla . Thus, in the sentences "man is a biped," "man has turned rivers and cut through mountains," "man is a cla name," the substantive name man has the same signification but different suppositions. The signification is said to be the same, because the variations of meaning are merely the regular variations to which names are generally subject; and these general modes of variation of meaning are called suppositions. 41. Substitution. I beleeve I am not blameable for making this supposition [of my sonne]. Ariana (1636), p. 203, quoted by F. Hall. Material, personal, etc., supposition. See the adjec tives. - Rule of supposition. See rule1. suppositional (sup-o-zish'on-al), a. [ Men and angels have a certain knowledge of them [future things]; but it is not absolute, but only sup positional. South, Sermons, IX. xi. suppositionally (sup-o-zish'on-al-i), ade. By way of supposition; hypothetically. suppositionary (sup-o-zish'on-a-ri), a. [ Consider yourself as yet more beloved by me for the manner in which you have reproved my suppositionary errors. Shelley , in Dowden, I. 282. notion; suggestion. Holding a weak supposal of our worth, He [Fort in bras] hath not fail'd to pester us with me age. Shak ., Hamlet, i. 2. 18. On supposal that you are under the bishop of Cork, I send you a letter enclosed to him. Swift , To Dr. Sheridan, June 29, 1725. suppose (su-pōz'), v.; pret. and pp. supposed , ppr. supposing . [ supposen , soposen , supposer , F. supposer , taking the place of * sup pondre = Sp. suponer = Pg. suppór = It. sup ponere , supporre , supponere , subponere , pp. sup posit us , sub posit us , put under, substitute, esp. substitute by fraud, subjoin, annex, also sitional. Whether (in any art or science whatsoever) a bare Hypothesis, or sole suppositary argument, may not be gratis, and with the same facility and authority be denyed as it is affirmed. John Gaule. The Mag-astro-mancer, or the Magical Astro[logical Diviner Posed and Puzzled (1652), p. 107, [quoted by F. Hall. sition + -le .] Not subject to any special conditions; not having any peculiar general characters. Suppositionle function. See function. sup posit i oust, a. Same as supposititious. supposititious (su-poz-i-tish'us), a. [=Sp. su positicio = Pg. sup posit i cio = It. suppositizio, suppositatet, v. t. [ supposite + -ate2.] To posit it i us , put in place of another, substituted, enter by substitution; enter. [Rare.] Witne e, for instance sake, those queries, whither God be materia prima, and whither Christs divinitie might not John Doughty, A Discourse, etc. (1628), p. 12, quoted by [F. Hall. supportatou thin esp. by fraud, spurious, In a supposititious manner; spuriously.- 2. Hypothetically; by way of supposition. [Rare.] Supposititiously he derives it from the Lunæ Montes 15 degrees south. Sir T. Herbert , Travels, p. 31. supposititious ne (su-poz-i-tish'us-nes), n. The character of being supposititious. Bailey . suppositive (su-poz'i-tiv), a . and n. [L. sup- posit us , pp. of supponere , put under, substitute: see suppose .] I. a . Supposed; including or im- plying supposition. lication; withdraw from circulation, or prohibit circulation of: as, to suppre evidence; to sup- pre a letter; to suppre an article or a poem. In vain an author would a name suppre ; From the least hint a reader learns to gue . What is told in the fullest and most accurate annals bears an infinitely small proportion to that which is sup- pre ed. Macaulay , History. There was something unusually doughty in this refusal of Mr. Lloyd to obey the behests of the government, and to suppre his paper, rather than acknowledge himself in the wrong. F. Martin, Hist. Lloyd's, p. 76. 4. To hinder from pa age or circulation; stop; stifle; smother. Down sunk the priest: the purple hand of death Clos'd his dim eye, and fate supprest his breath. 5. To stop by remedial means; check; restrain: as, to suppre a diarrhea or a hemorrhage. suppre ed (su-prest'), a . [ suppre ed , suppri id ; suppre + -ed2 .] 1. Restrained; repre ed; concealed. 2t. Oppre ed. Goddis law biddith help the suppri id , jugith to the fadirles, defendith the wydow. Apology for the Lollards , p. 79. ( Hall i well .) 3. In her ., debruised: as, a lion suppre ed by a bend. suppre edly (su-pres'ed-li), adv . In a sup- pre ed or restrained manner. suppuration (sup-u-ra's hon), n. ration = Sp. supuracion = Pg. suppuração = It. sup pur azione , suppuratio ( n- ), subpura- tio (n-), a suppurating, suppurare , subpurare , suppurate: see suppurate .] 1. Formation of pus: as, the suppuration was abundant. suppurative (sup'u-ra-tiv), a. and n. [F. suppuratif = Sp. supurativo = Pg. It. suppura- tivo ; as suppurate + -ive.] I. a. Producing Now amorous, then scurvy, sometimes bawdy; The same man still, but evermore fantastical, As being the sup posit or to laughter: Thy other arguments are all Supposures , hypothetical. Every rebellion, when it is suppre ed , doth make the subject weaker and the government stronger. Sir J. Davies , State of Ireland. The Number of Monasteries suppre ed were six hun- Baker , Chronicles, p. 286. dred forty-five. I have never suppre ed man; never checked him Burke , Letter to a Noble Lord. 2. To restrain from utterance or vent; keep in; repre : as, to suppre a groan. Well didst thou, Richard, to suppre thy voice. Shak., 1 Hen. VI., iv. 1. 182. Resolv'd with one consent To give such act and utt'rance as they may To ecstasy too big to be suppre 'd. Cowper , Task, vi. 340. 3. To withhold from disclosure; conceal; re- fuse or forbear to reveal; withhold from pub- suppre ion (su-presh'on), п. [ suppres- sion = Sp. supresion = Pg. suppre ão = It. suppre i one , L.suppre io ( n- ) , subpre io ( n- ) , a pre ing down, a keeping back, suppre ion, supprimere , subprimere , pre down, suppre : see suppre .] 1. The act of suppre ing, crushing, or quelling, or the state of being sup- pre ed, crushed, quelled, or the like: as, the suppre ion of a riot, insurrection, or tumult. A magnificent "Society for the Suppre ion of Vice." Carlyle, Werner. 2. The act of concealing or withholding from utterance, disclosure, revelation, or public a- tion: as, the suppre ion of truth, of evidence, or of reports. Dr. Middle ton resorted to the most disingenuous shifts, to unpardonable distortions and suppre ion of IMG:content-2528.png:[blocks in formation] 3. The stoppage or obstruction or the morbid retention of discharges: as, the suppre ion of a diarrhea, of saliva, or of urine.-4. In bot . , the absence, as in flowers, of parts requisite to theo- retical completene ; abortion. suppre ion ist (su-presh'on-ist), n. [ suppres- sion + -ist.] One who supports or advocates suppre ion. suppre io ver i (su-presh'io vēʻri). [L.: sup- pre io, suppre ion; ver i , gen, of verum , the truth, neut. of ver us , true: see warel .] Sup- pre ion of truth; in law , an undue conceal- ment or non-disclosure of facts and circum- stances which one party is under a legal or equitable obligation to communicate, and which the other party has a right-not merely in conscience, but juris et de jure-to know. Minor . Compare suggestio falsi . suppre ive (su-pres'iv), a. [ suppre + -ive .] Tending to suppre . Johnson gives us expre ive and oppre ive, but neither impre ive gior supper , though proceeding as obvious ly from their respective sources. Seward, Letters, ii. suppre or (su-pres'or), n. [ suppre or , sub pre or , a hider, concealer, supprimere , subprimere , suppre : see suppre .] One who suppre es, crushes, or quells; one who repre - es, checks, or stifles; one who conceals. M. Thompson, Story of Louisiana. suppurate (sup'ū-rāt), v .; pret. and pp. suppu- rated , ppr. suppurating . [ suppuratus , sub- puratus , pp. of suppurare , subpurare , form pus, gather matter: see suppure .] I. in trans. To produce pus: as, a wound suppurates . IMG:content-2529.png:[blocks in formation] supputet (su-put'), v. t. [ L.sup put are , subpu- tare , compute, reckon, also cut off, lop, trim, sub , under, + putare , reckon, think, cleanse, trim: see put at i on , and cf. compute , depute , im- pute , repute .] To reckon; compute; impute. That, in a learn'd war, the foe they would invade, And, like stout floods, stand free from this supputed shame. Drayton, Polyolbion, xxix. 363. supra-. [ supra- , prefix, rare in L., but rather common in ML., supra , adv., orig. superā , adv. and prep., on the upper side, above, beyond, before, more than, besides; orig. contr. abl. fem. of super us , that is above, higher, super = Gr. ὑπέρ , above, over: see super- .] A prefix of Latin origin, meaning 'above, be- yond.' It is used in the same way as super- , with which in terms of anatomy, zoology, botany, etc., it is inter- changeable, but is somewhat more technical. It is opposed to infra- , and to sub-, subter-, and hypo- . Recent techni- cal words with supra- are in the following list left with- out further etymological note. supra-auricular (sū prä-a-rik'ū-lär), a . ated over the auricle or external ear.- Supra- auricular point, in craniom . , a point vertically over the auricular point at the root of the zygomatic proce . See cut under craniometry. IMG:content-2530.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2531.jpg:[merged small][merged small][merged small][ocr errors][merged small] Lower end, front view, of Left Humerus of Cat, somewhat enlarged. sof, supra condylar (or epitrochlear) foramen; en , entocondyle (or epitroch- lea); ec , ectocondyle (or epicondyle); tr , trochlea for ulna; cp , capitellum for radius. Situated above (dorsad of) the gullet; "lying over or upon the esophagus, as a nervous gang- lion or commi ure in an invertebrate. Also supra pharyngeal , supra - œsophageal , and rarely supra - esophagal , supra - œsophagal . supra foliaceous (sū-prä-fo-li-a's hi us), a. [ supra , above, + folium , a leaf, + -aceous .] In bot ., inserted upon the stem above the axil of a leaf, as a peduncle or flower. supra foliar (su-prä-foʻli-är), a. [L. supra , above, + folium , a leaf, + -ar .] In bot ., grow- ing upon a leaf. [Rare.] supra glottic (su-pra-glot'ik), a. Situated above the true glottis, or relating to what is thus situated, referring to any part of the larynx above the true vocal cords.-Supraglot- tic aphonia, aphonia due to some affection of the parts supra hyoid (sū-prä-hīʼoid), a . In an at ., situ- ated above the hyoid bone: specifically applied to the submental or hyomental group of mus- cles: opposed to infra hyoid . - Supra hyoid apo- neurosis, a fold of cervical fascia extending between the bellies of the digastric muscle, and forming a loop which binds the tendon of that muscle down to the hyoid bone. - Supra hyoid glands, one or two lymphatic glands in the neck between the anterior bellies of the digastric muscles, receiving lymphatics from the lower lip. - Su- prahyoid region, that part of the front of the neck which lies above the hyoid bone. Also called submaxillary , sub- mental , and hyomental region . supra-iliaç (sū-prä-il'i-ak), a . Situated upon the upper (proximal or sacral) end of the ilium; of the character of, or pertaining to, a supra- supra-ilium (sū-prä-il'i-um), n. [NL.] A prox- imal (anterior or superior) epiphysis of the sacral end of the ilium of some animals. supra-intestinal (sū"prä-in-tes'ti-nal), a . Situated above the intestine: specifically not- ing, in certain annelids, as the earthworm, that one of the longitudinal trunks of the pseu- dohemal system which lies along the dorsal as- pect of the alimentary canal.-2. In Mollusca , situated above (dorsad of) the alimentary ca- nal: as, a supra - intestinal ganglion. Gegenbaur , Comp. Anat. (trans.), p. 348. supra labial (sū-prä-la'bi-al), a. Of or pertain- ing to the upper lip; situated on or over the upper lip. Supra labial elevator, the supra labial is. supra labial is (sū-pra-la-bi-aʼlis), n .; pl. supra- labiales (-lēz). The proper levator muscle of the upper lip, usually called the levator labii superior is . See levator . Coues , 1887. supralapsarian (sū"prä-lap-sā'ri-an), a . and n . [ supra laps ary + -an.] I. a. Of or pertaining to supralapsarian ism. Supralapsarian scheme. C. Mather , Mag. Chris., iii. 1. The supralapsarian scheme, which differs from the for- mer [infralapsarian] in the order of the decrees, and, with a severer but terrible logic, includes the fall as a nece ary negative condition for the manifestation of God's redeem- ing mercy on the elect, and his punitive justice on the reprobate, was held as a private opinion by some eminent Calvinists,. but it is not taught in any Confe ion. P. Schaff , Christ and Christianity, p. 161. II. n. One who believes in supralapsarian- supralapsarian ism (sū"prä-lap-sā'ri-an-izm), n. [ supralapsarian +-ism.] + -i The theological ing the Sylvian fi ure on the upper side: not- ing a convolution of the brain. Also supero- marginal. - Supra marginal convolution or gyrus, one of the parietal gyri. See gyrus (with cut). supra maxilla (su prä-mak-sil'ä), n.; pl. supra- maxillæ (-e). [NL. The supramaxillary. supramaxillary (sū prä-mak'si-lā-ri), a . and n . I. a. Of or pertaining to the upper jaw, in part or as a whole; related to or connected with the superior maxillary bone. - Supramax- illary nerve. (a) The second or or superior maxillary di- vision of the fifth or trifacial nerve a nerve of common sensation, chiefly distributed to the bones, teeth, and soft parts of the upper jaw. It leaves the cranial cavity by the foramen rotundum of the sphenoid. (6) One of sev- eral small motor branches of the facial nerve, distributed to muscles of the superior maxillary region. IMG:content-2532.png:[graphic][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][merged small][subsumed][subsumed][subsumed][merged small][merged small] doctrine that God selected from men to be cre- ated certain ones to be redeemed and receive eternal life, and certain others to be appointed to eternal death, and that thus, in the order of thought, election and reprobation preceded creation: so called because it supposes that men before the fall are the objects of election to eternal life and foreordination to eternal death. or above (cephalad of) the ribs: as, the supra- supra laps ary (supra-lap-sa-ri), n. and supra , before, + fall (see supra cretaceous (sū"prä-krē-tā'shius), a . In -ary. ry .] Supralapsarian. ian. Imp . Dict. geol ., overlying the Cretaceous series, or more supra lateral (su-prä-late-ral), a. In entom., recent than that: noting rocks, including those placed on the upper part of the side; superior of the Tertiary, Post-tertiary, and recent for- mations or groups. Also super cretaceous . used principally in describing larvæ. IMG:content-2533.png:[blocks in formation] supra loral (su-pra-lo'ral), a. and n. I. a. Lying over the lores of a bird: as, a supra loral color- mark. II. n . A supra loral mark or formation. supralunar (su-prä-lū ́när), a . [ supra , above, + luna , the moon: see lunar.] Being beyond the moon; hence, very lofty; of very great height. Imp. Dict. supramar supra mammary (su-prä-mam' 'a-ri), a. Lying above the mammæ. - Supra mammary absce , an absce in the subcutaneous ti ue above the breast Supra mammary region. Same as infra clavicular re- IMG:content-2534.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2535.png:[blocks in formation] suprarenal (sū-prä-rēnal), a . and n. I. a. Sit- uated upon or over the kidneys; specifically, ad- renal. - Acce ory suprarenal bodies, small bodies sometimes found in the ligament a lat a, corresponding in structure usually to the cortical substance of an adrenal. -Suprarenal artery, a branch of the abdominal aorta, supplying the suprarenal capsules. - Suprarenal cap- sule or body. See capsule . Suprarenal ganglion, gland, plexus. See the nouns. Suprarenal melas- ma. Same as Add is on's disease (which see, under disease ), Suprarenal veins, veins draining the adrenals, and emptying on the right side into the vena cava, and on the left into the left renal or phrenic vein. II. n. A suprarenal capsule; an adrenal. Also surrenal . supraryglottideus (su-prä-ri-glo-tid'ē-us), n.; pl. supraryglottidei (-1). [NL.] The superior aryteno-epiglottidean muscle of the larynx. Coues , 1887. supra scapula (sū-prä-skap'u-lä), n.; pl. supra- scapulæ (-lē). [NL., supra , over, + scap- ula , the shoulder.] 1. A bone developed in ordinary fishes in the shoulder-girdle, and im- mediately connected with the cranium. Also called post - temporal . See cut 1 under teleost . - 2. A superior scapular element of some ba- trachians and reptiles. See cuts under omo- sternum and sternum . supra scapular (sū-prä-skap'ū-lär), a . Situated above or on the upper part of the scapula; ly- ing or running on the side of the scapula near- est the head; pre scapular; proximal or supe- rior with reference to the scapular arch; of or pertaining to the supra scapula. Also su- per scapular.- Supra scapular artery, one of three branches of the thyroid axis, running outward acro the root of the neck, between the scalenus antic us and the sternoclidomastoid, beneath the posterior belly of the omohyoid, to the upper border of the scapula, where it pa es by the supra scapular notch to the supra spinous fo a, and ramifies on the dorsum of the shoulder-blade.- Supra scapular nerve, a branch from the cord formed by the fifth and sixth cervicals of the brachial plexus, dis- tributed to the shoulder-joint and the supra spin at us and infra spin at us muscles. Also called scapular is . - Supra- scapular notch. See notch, and cut under shoulder- blade.Supra scapular region. See region. - Supra- scapular vein, a certain tributary of the external jugu- lar vein, entering it near its termination. suprasensible (sū-prä-sen'si-bl), a . supra septal (sū-prä-sep'tal), a . Situated above a septum: noting an upper cavity divided by a septum from a lower one. Micros . Sci ., XXX. 137. supra serratus (sū"prä-se-ra'tus), n.; pl. supra- serrati (-ti). [NL.] The poster i serrate muscle of the back, usually called ser- ratus posticus superior. Coues and Shute , 1887. supra spinal (sū-prä-spi'nal), (su-pri-spinal), a . Situated above (dorsad of) the spine or spinal column; dorsal; neural; epaxial. supra spinal is (supra-spi-nā'lis), n.; pl. supra- spinales (-lez). [NL.: see supra spinal .] One of a series of small muscles which pa between and lie upon the spinous proce es of the cer- vical vertebræ. supra spinate (sū-prä-spi'nāt), a . IMG:content-2536.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2537.png:[blocks in formation] supravisiont (su-pra-vizh'on), * supravisio ( n- ), supravidere , oversee, supra , over, + videre , see: see vision . Cf. supervision.] Supervision. supra visor (sū-pra-vizor), n. [ supra- visor , supravidere , oversee: see suprarision . Cf. supervisor.] A supervisor; an overseer. Jer. Taylor , Works (ed. 1835), I. 890. supremacy (su-prem'a-si), n . [ suprema- tie , F. suprématie = Sp. suprema cia = It. supre- mazia ; as supreme + -acy .] The state of be- ing supreme, or in the highest station of power; also, highest authority or power. Or seek for rule, supremacy , and sway, When they [women] are bound to serve, love, and obey. Shak., T. of the S., v. 2. 163 Monarchy is made up of two parts, the Liberty of the subject and the supremacie of the King. Milton , Reformation in Eng., ii. spin at us and teres minor in rotating the humerus, all three being antagonized by the subscapular is. supra spinous (su-prä-spi'nus), a. upon or over the spinous proce of a vertebra. -2. Superior with reference to the spine of the scapula; pre scapular. - Supra spinous apo- neurosis, the supra spinous fascia. - Supra spinous ar- tery a branch of the transverse cervical artery which ramifies on the surface of the supra spin at us muscle.- Supra spinous fascia, fo a, etc. See the nouns, and cut under shoulder-blade. Supra spinous ligament, bundles of longitudinal fibers which connect the tips of the spinous proce es from the seventh cervical vertebra to the sacrum, forming a continuous cord. The extension of this ligament to the head in some animals is specialized as the lig amentum nuchæ. See cut under lig amentum . Situ- supra stapedial (sū"pra-sta-pē'di-al), ated above the stapes: noting a part of the Pope as the vicar on earth of the Lord Jesus Christ over IMG:content-2538.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-2539.png:[blocks in formation] God is the Judge or the supreme Arbitrator of the affairs of the world; he pulleth down one and setteth up another. Stilling fleet , Sermons, II. iv. Night has its first, supreme , forsaken star. Browning , Str afford, ii. 1. 2. Highest; highest or most extreme, as to degree, import, etc.; greatest po ible; utmost: as, supreme love or wisdom; a supreme hour; supreme basene . No single virtue we could most commend, Whether the wife, the mother, or the friend; For she was all, in that supreme degree That, as no one prevailed, so all was she. Dryden, Eleonora, 1. 162. IMG:content-2540.png:[blocks in formation] Festival of the Supreme Being, a celebration in honor of the Supreme Being, held in France, June 8th, 1794, by decree of the Convention, which declared that "the French people recognized the existence of the Supreme Being." This cult, through the influence of Robes pierre, replaced the "Worship of Reason." See Feast of Reason (b), under reason1. Supreme Court. See court. Supreme Court of Judicature, in England, a court constituted in 1875 by the union and consolidation of the fol. lowing courts: the Courts of Chancery, of Queen's Bench, of Common Pleas, of Exchequer, of Admiralty, of Probate, and of Divorce and Matrimonial Cases-such supreme court consisting of two permanent divisions, called the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal . Supreme end, the chief end; the last end in which the appetite or desire is satisfied. Supreme evil, evil in which no good is mixed. Supreme genus, in logic . Same as highest genus (which see, under genus ). - Supreme good, summum bonum; a good in which there is no evil; some thing good in the highest po ible degree; the perfectly good. The supreme natural good is often said to be the continual progre toward greater perfections, beatitude. - Supreme pontiff. See pontiff, 3. The Supreme Being, the most exalted of beings; the sovereign of the universe; God. Wronski's supreme law, in math., a theorem in regard to the general form of the remainder in the expre ion of a function by means of other functions. =Syn. 1 and 2. Greatest, first, leading, principal, chief, predominant, paramount, superlative. Supreme is much stronger than any of these. II. n. 1. The highest point. [Rare.] 'Tis the supreme of power. Keats, Sleep and Poetry. Love is the supreme of living things. Shelley, Pro me the us Unbound, ii. 4. IMG:content-2541.png:[blocks in formation] 3. [ cap.] With the definite article, the Supreme Being. See phrase above. supremely (su-prem'li), adv. With supreme authority; in the highest degree; to the utmost extent. supremene (sū-prēm'nes), n. The character or state of being supreme. No event is so terribly well adapted to inspire the su premene of bodily and of mental distre as is burial before death. Poe , Tales, I. 331. supremity (sū-prem'i-ti), a. [= Sp. supremi dad, Henry the Eighth,. without leave or liberty from minions),.. wrote himself King [of Ireland]. IMG:content-2542.png:[merged small][merged small][ocr errors] milk" of several kinds of palm, as the palmyra, cocoa, and wild date; surcharge of the foot bruised (> solbature, a bruise on a horse's foot), make the soles) sore by walking; bruise or batter by travel. Thy right eye 'gins to leap for vaine delight, And surbeate toes to tickle at the sight. Bp. Hall, Satires, V. ii. 20. toddy. sur abundantly (ser-a- -bun'dant-li), adv . [ sur abundant ( sur a bond ant , super a bun- dant: see superabundant ) +-ly2.] Super a bun- dantly. C. Piazzi Smyth , Our Inheritance in crupper-crampt with our hard lodging, and so bumfidled the Great Pyramid, xvi. [Rare.] suradditiont (ser-a-dish'on), n. [OF. *suraddition, name. He served with glory and admired succe , So gain'd the sur - addition Leon at us. Shak., Cymbeline, i. 1. 33.