adj.
- highest in authority or rank.
- very great or greatest; most important.
▸(of a penalty or sacrifice) involving death.
n.
(also
suprême)
a rich cream sauce or a dish served in this.
Phrase
- the Supreme Being
a name for God.
Derivative
- supremacy n.
- supremely adv.
Etymology
C15: from L. supremus, superlative of superus ‘that is above’; the noun is from Fr. suprême.