superbeingn.
/ˈsuːpəbiːɪŋ/, /ˈsjuːpəbiːɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈsupərˌbiɪŋ/ 1. Existence on a higher plane; higher being.
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1908 Uncle Remus's Mag. Mar. 22/1 A fine story and a perfect marvel of psychological lights and shadows upon the being and the superbeing of her characters.
1990 J. R. Catan tr. G. Reale Hist. Anc. Philos. IV. iii. 331 He [sc. Plotinus] even speaks of Super-Thought, and in a certain sense also of Super-Being, and hence of Super-Life.
2006 S. Gu Boundaries of Meaning & Formation of Law vi. 161 There was no gap or tension between being and superbeing, or between reality and phenomena, upon which the metaphysical analysis was grounded.
2. A being with extraordinary qualities or abilities; a superior being. Cf. superman n.
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1910 Logansport (Indiana) Daily Reporter 2 Feb. 1/1 As it is a thing of course, above the heads of the masses, he therefore proceeds to invite its attention to society people and other cultivated super-beings.
1930 Daily Express 8 Sept. 2/4 A patient imagines—quite seriously—that he is a kind of super-being.
1980 I. Watson Gardens of Delight iv. 28 Who's this ‘God’ you were telling my people about? An alien superbeing—is that it?
2002 Sydney Morning Herald 28 Mar. (Metro section) 7/4 The movie's vision of a race of superbeings saving humanity from itself has a distinctly totalitarian tinge.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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