Homo Superior
UK/ˌhəʊməʊ suːˈpɪəɹi.ə(ɹ)/US/ˌhoʊmoʊ suːˈpɪɹiɚ/
Homo Superior is the alternative letter-case form of Homo superior.
Proper noun capitalized: Homo superior
Homo superior
- A species of man more advanced than Homo sapiens; a superhuman.
- If this was the way of Homo superior, I said, thank God I was another species.1935, Olaf Stapledon, Odd John, Gollancz, published 2012, page 159
- Magneto: "The first phase of my plan shall be to show my power... to make Homo sapiens bow to Homo superior!"1963 September 10, Stan Lee, “X-Men”, in The X-Men, volume 1, number 1, page 11
- Synonyms:
- Homo novus
Synonyms of Homo Superior
Forms of Homo Superior
| plural | Homo Superiors |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Homo Superior |
| alternative form | Homo superioris |
Origin of Homo Superior
From Latin homo superior (literally “superior human”), modeled after New Latin Homo sapiens (literally “wise human”). Coined by Olaf Stapledon in his novel Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest (1935).
Words that rhyme with Homo Superior
- superior
- inferior
- anterior
- ulterior
- exterior
- interior
- posterior
- anteroposterior
- dorsoposterior
- posteroanterior
- superoinferior
- anteroinferior
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- anterosuperior
- apicoposterior
- centroanterior
- centroposterior
- citerior
- distoanterior
- distoposterior
- dorsoanterior
- frontoposterior
- inferoanterior
- inferoposterior
- lateroanterior
- lateroinferior
- lateroposterior
- laterosuperior
- medioposterior
- mediosuperior
- mentoanterior
- mentoposterior
- mesioposterior
- mesoanterior
- midanterior
- midposterior
- noninferior
- nonposterior
- nonsuperior
- occipitoanterior
- occipitoposterior
- posteroinferior
- posterosuperior
- proximoposterior
- sacroanterior
- sacroposterior
- sinistroposterior
- subanterior
- subposterior
- superoanterior
- superoposterior
- temporosuperior
- ventroanterior
- ventroposterior
Questions about Homo Superior
- What does Homo Superior mean?
- Homo Superior means a species of man more advanced than Homo sapiens; a superhuman.
- What is Homo Superior the alternative letter-case form of?
- Homo Superior is the alternative letter-case form of Homo superior.
- What part of speech is Homo Superior?
- Homo Superior is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce Homo Superior?
- Homo Superior is pronounced /ˌhəʊməʊ suːˈpɪəɹi.ə(ɹ)/ (UK).
Words near Homo Superior in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Homo Superior (page history and authors); Homo superior (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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