superexcellentadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌsuːpərˈɛksələnt/,

/ˌsjuːpərˈɛksələnt/,

/ˌsuːpərˈɛksəln̩t/,

/ˌsjuːpərˈɛksəln̩t/,

/ˌsuːpərˈɛksl̩(ə)nt/,

/ˌsjuːpərˈɛksl̩(ə)nt/, U.S.

/ˌsupərˈɛks(ə)lənt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin superexcellent-, superexcellens, superexcellere.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin superexcellent-, superexcellens that superexcels, superior (5th cent.), use as adjective of present participle of superexcellere superexcel v. Compare Middle French superexcellent (late 14th cent. in a small number of apparently isolated attestations). Compare earlier superexcel v., superexcellence n.

A. adj.

1. That superexcels; excellent to a high degree, or above all others; very, or more than usually, excellent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adjective]

sunderlyOE

noblec1330

precellentc1384

passantc1385

especialc1386

passinga1387

surmountingc1407

superlative?a1430

precelling?1435

pre-eminenta1460

outrepassed1477

divine1488

pre-excellenta1500

superexcellent1508

transcending1528

pre-ordinate1543

exceeding1552

superexcelling1554

exquisite1578

surpassingc1580

summary1587

paragon1593

transcendent1598

overmatchful1609

termless1609

overtoppinga1615

paramounta1626

overtowering1639

surpassant1654

transcendental1701

superior1711

towery1731

prize1739

supernala1817

tiptopsome1819

tip-topping1826

par excellence1839

superfine1850

towering1894

1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. xx.iii^v Lyke as his superexcellent mercy may not be comprehended in measure ne nombre assemblably it may not be lymyte to ony certayn tyme.

1538 D. Lindsay Complaynte & Test. Popiniay sig. C^v Iames the seconde, roy of great renoun Beynge in his superexcellent glore.

1561 T. Preston Lamentable Trag. Cambises 948 A banquett royall and superexcellent.

1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. iv. ii. i. 452 Tobacco, divine, rare, superexcellent Tobacco.

1660 R. Burney Κέρδιστον Δῶρον 108 The King, to whose superexcellent power and facultie God himself gives witnesse to.

1751 E. Haywood Hist. Betsy Thoughtless III. iii. 30 The most beautiful of all beauties, the super-excellent miss Betsy Thoughtless.

1784 Monthly Rev. 70 459 Shakespeare is excellent, super-excellent; but surely his merit is not founded on the inefficiency of other poets.

1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. 490 The system of under or deep-draining, being the deepest method of any, is super-excellent.

1874 L. Carr Judith Gwynne I. i. 20 A very true woman and no super-excellent heroine.

1919 R. Firbank Valmouth iv. 57 ‘After your superexcellent champagne,’ she exclaimed.

1999 Austin (Texas) American-Statesman (Nexis) 24 June (XL Ent.) 46 It's turning into a super-excellent week for Amy Baker Stinson..who just won a special citation from the Austin Critics Table.

2. Freemasonry (chiefly U.S.). Usually with capital initial. Designating a high degree of Master Mason, or a person who has attained this degree. Cf. superexcellent n.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [adjective] > relating to freemasonry > grade of

mark1769

superexcellent1798

1798 Monthly Mag. Dec. 426/2 The brothers of this institution are distinguished by the high-sounding appellations of..‘Elected of Nine,..Excellent, and Super-Excellent Masons,’ [etc.].

1818 Masonic Const. (Grand Lodge Kentucky) p. ii Remarks on the Degree of Master Mark Masons, Super Excellent Master, and Royal Arch Masons.

1855 G. Oliver Theocratic Philos. Freemasonry viii. 119 In the quarries of Tyre were two Lodges of Superexcellent Masters... There were also six Lodges of Excellent Masters.

1984 Logansport (Indiana) Pharos-Tribune 24 Feb. 3 The annual presentation of the SuperExcellent Master degree by the Logansport Council of Royal and Select Masters.

2010 Star-News (Wilmington, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 1 Sept. 4 b He was a member of the Grand Cross of Color and received the Degree of Super-Excellent Master.

B. n.

A superexcellent person or thing; spec. (Freemasonry) a Superexcellent degree or Master. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > the Freemasons > member > type of member or official

fellow-craft1696

master mason1696

grand master1722

master1722

wardena1723

pass-master1762

mark (master) mason1769

superexcellent1796

markman1853

Templar1859

1796 Free-masonry (title page) The devices..Disclosed, under the following heads: Elects of Nine,..Excellents, Super Excellents,..Knight Templars.

1816 T. Moore Let. to Power 24 Sept. (1853) II. 108 Two or three of the Irish [songs] equal to any I have done;..but our plan is to go on till we can select twelve super-excellents.

1869 Proc. Freemasons Michigan Grand Council 13 Jan. (1879) 218 He finds Cryptic Masonry everywhere harmonious and prosperous. In some quarters the Super-excellents are agitating and creating some discord.

1919 E. L. Hawkins New Encycl. Freemasonry II. 816/2 The Superexcellent..is considered only as an honorary degree.

Derivatives

superˈexcellently adv. [compare post-classical Latin superexcellenter (12th cent. in a British source)]

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adverb]

sovereignlyc1340

excellentlyc1400

by (an, way of) excellencec1450

transcendingly1528

exquisitely1535

precellently?1567

divinely1582

par excellence1584

pre-eminently1590

superlatively1596

surpassing1598

by (way of) eminency1608

superexcellently1615

by (way of) eminence1621

transcendently1623

surpassingly1658

exquisitively1660

par eminence1823

heavenlike1832

transcendentally1870

1615 E. Evans Verba Dierum 147 So Perfectly and Superexcellently Fitting of One Bodie.

1722 B. Hoadly Let. 24 Nov. in Wks. (1773) III. 37 The Piece is indeed so super-excellently silly.

1875 Gentleman's Mag. 239 729 When Hazlitt was in the vein, he talked super-excellently.

1930 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 20 Mar. 7/3 They paid a man to do his work excellently, and if he did it super excellently..he would get his reward by promotion.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	superexcellent
释义	superexcellentadj.n. Brit. /ˌsuːpərˈɛksələnt/, /ˌsjuːpərˈɛksələnt/, /ˌsuːpərˈɛksəln̩t/, /ˌsjuːpərˈɛksəln̩t/, /ˌsuːpərˈɛksl̩(ə)nt/, /ˌsjuːpərˈɛksl̩(ə)nt/, U.S. /ˌsupərˈɛks(ə)lənt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin superexcellent-, superexcellens, superexcellere. Etymology: < post-classical Latin superexcellent-, superexcellens that superexcels, superior (5th cent.), use as adjective of present participle of superexcellere superexcel v. Compare Middle French superexcellent (late 14th cent. in a small number of apparently isolated attestations). Compare earlier superexcel v., superexcellence n. A. adj. 1. That superexcels; excellent to a high degree, or above all others; very, or more than usually, excellent. ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adjective] sunderlyOE noblec1330 precellentc1384 passantc1385 especialc1386 passinga1387 surmountingc1407 superlative?a1430 precelling?1435 pre-eminenta1460 outrepassed1477 divine1488 pre-excellenta1500 superexcellent1508 transcending1528 pre-ordinate1543 exceeding1552 superexcelling1554 exquisite1578 surpassingc1580 summary1587 paragon1593 transcendent1598 overmatchful1609 termless1609 overtoppinga1615 paramounta1626 overtowering1639 surpassant1654 transcendental1701 superior1711 towery1731 prize1739 supernala1817 tiptopsome1819 tip-topping1826 par excellence1839 superfine1850 towering1894 1508 J. Fisher Treat. Penyt. Psalmes sig. xx.iii^v Lyke as his superexcellent mercy may not be comprehended in measure ne nombre assemblably it may not be lymyte to ony certayn tyme. 1538 D. Lindsay Complaynte & Test. Popiniay sig. C^v Iames the seconde, roy of great renoun Beynge in his superexcellent glore. 1561 T. Preston Lamentable Trag. Cambises 948 A banquett royall and superexcellent. 1621 R. Burton Anat. Melancholy ii. iv. ii. i. 452 Tobacco, divine, rare, superexcellent Tobacco. 1660 R. Burney Κέρδιστον Δῶρον 108 The King, to whose superexcellent power and facultie God himself gives witnesse to. 1751 E. Haywood Hist. Betsy Thoughtless III. iii. 30 The most beautiful of all beauties, the super-excellent miss Betsy Thoughtless. 1784 Monthly Rev. 70 459 Shakespeare is excellent, super-excellent; but surely his merit is not founded on the inefficiency of other poets. 1844 H. Stephens Bk. of Farm I. 490 The system of under or deep-draining, being the deepest method of any, is super-excellent. 1874 L. Carr Judith Gwynne I. i. 20 A very true woman and no super-excellent heroine. 1919 R. Firbank Valmouth iv. 57 ‘After your superexcellent champagne,’ she exclaimed. 1999 Austin (Texas) American-Statesman (Nexis) 24 June (XL Ent.) 46 It's turning into a super-excellent week for Amy Baker Stinson..who just won a special citation from the Austin Critics Table. 2. Freemasonry (chiefly U.S.). Usually with capital initial. Designating a high degree of Master Mason, or a person who has attained this degree. Cf. superexcellent n. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [adjective] > relating to freemasonry > grade of mark1769 superexcellent1798 1798 Monthly Mag. Dec. 426/2 The brothers of this institution are distinguished by the high-sounding appellations of..‘Elected of Nine,..Excellent, and Super-Excellent Masons,’ [etc.]. 1818 Masonic Const. (Grand Lodge Kentucky) p. ii Remarks on the Degree of Master Mark Masons, Super Excellent Master, and Royal Arch Masons. 1855 G. Oliver Theocratic Philos. Freemasonry viii. 119 In the quarries of Tyre were two Lodges of Superexcellent Masters... There were also six Lodges of Excellent Masters. 1984 Logansport (Indiana) Pharos-Tribune 24 Feb. 3 The annual presentation of the SuperExcellent Master degree by the Logansport Council of Royal and Select Masters. 2010 Star-News (Wilmington, N. Carolina) (Nexis) 1 Sept. 4 b He was a member of the Grand Cross of Color and received the Degree of Super-Excellent Master. B. n. A superexcellent person or thing; spec. (Freemasonry) a Superexcellent degree or Master. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > secret society > [noun] > the Freemasons > member > type of member or official fellow-craft1696 master mason1696 grand master1722 master1722 wardena1723 pass-master1762 mark (master) mason1769 superexcellent1796 markman1853 Templar1859 1796 Free-masonry (title page) The devices..Disclosed, under the following heads: Elects of Nine,..Excellents, Super Excellents,..Knight Templars. 1816 T. Moore Let. to Power 24 Sept. (1853) II. 108 Two or three of the Irish [songs] equal to any I have done;..but our plan is to go on till we can select twelve super-excellents. 1869 Proc. Freemasons Michigan Grand Council 13 Jan. (1879) 218 He finds Cryptic Masonry everywhere harmonious and prosperous. In some quarters the Super-excellents are agitating and creating some discord. 1919 E. L. Hawkins New Encycl. Freemasonry II. 816/2 The Superexcellent..is considered only as an honorary degree. Derivatives superˈexcellently adv. [compare post-classical Latin superexcellenter (12th cent. in a British source)] ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > surpassing excellence > [adverb] sovereignlyc1340 excellentlyc1400 by (an, way of) excellencec1450 transcendingly1528 exquisitely1535 precellently?1567 divinely1582 par excellence1584 pre-eminently1590 superlatively1596 surpassing1598 by (way of) eminency1608 superexcellently1615 by (way of) eminence1621 transcendently1623 surpassingly1658 exquisitively1660 par eminence1823 heavenlike1832 transcendentally1870 1615 E. Evans Verba Dierum 147 So Perfectly and Superexcellently Fitting of One Bodie. 1722 B. Hoadly Let. 24 Nov. in Wks. (1773) III. 37 The Piece is indeed so super-excellently silly. 1875 Gentleman's Mag. 239 729 When Hazlitt was in the vein, he talked super-excellently. 1930 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 20 Mar. 7/3 They paid a man to do his work excellently, and if he did it super excellently..he would get his reward by promotion. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1508
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