单词 | supraordinary |
释义 | supraordinaryadj. = superordinary adj. 2. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > quality of being better or superior > [adjective] > surpassing the ordinary surpassingc1580 supraordinarya1623 superordinary1630 extraordinary1649 higher1718 above par1776 extra1850 premium1856 plus1921 double dip1963 a1623 H. Swinburne Treat. Spousals (1686) 22 Yet doth their supraordinary Understanding..supply that small defect of Age. 1651 N. Bacon Contin. Hist. Disc. Govt. 233 The Pope had now usurped a power, supra ordinary over all Appeals. 1683 R. Browne tr. R. Bacon Cure Old Age 72 It is proved, because the Supra-ordinary Providence of God had been sufficient. 1867 E. G. Wood Province of Faith iv. 21 The enunciator of the message has, for the time being, been invested with supraordinary powers. 1899 Metaphysical Mag. Mar. 187 In the last part of the book is a whole chapter on the dangers of training for the attainment of supra-ordinary powers and new difficulties. 1911 Nation 28 Sept. p. i The method by which consciousness of the Absolute is attained and the requisite supra-ordinary faculties cultivated. 2008 N.Y. Mag. 14 Jan. 17 He launched negative ads against the old warhorse that tarnished his image as unconventional, virtuous, supraordinary. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.a1623 |
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