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superbeing

Syllables: su·per·be·ingUK/ˈs(j)uːpəˈbiːɪŋ//ˈsupɚˈbiɪŋ/

superbeing noun: a human being or other entity with certain abilities and other attributes that beyond those of a normal or real being of the same kind.

Noun

superbeing (plural superbeings)

  1. A human being or other entity with certain abilities and other attributes that beyond those of a normal or real being of the same kind.
    • The detective’s appeal to the Spaniard probably lay in the fact that, like Don Juan, he was a superbeing. This is doubtless, too, the explanation of his attraction for the rest of humanity; but the interesting feature of his Spanish vogue is that in fiction and in drama he was elaborated, if not...1931, The Modern Language Forum 1931-06: Volume 16 Issue 3, Modern and Classical Language Association, page 90
    • When they undertook to describe in words the ineffable nature of the supreme reality, Erigena called it the superbeing which is the being of all things; Anselm, that than which nothing greater can be thought; Abelard, a trinity of power, wisdom, and goodness; Bernard, the bridegroom of the soul...1951, George Bosworth Burch, Early Medieval Philosophy, King's Crown Press, page 122

Examples of superbeing in a sentence

  • The detective’s appeal to the Spaniard probably lay in the fact that, like Don Juan, he was a superbeing.1931, The Modern Language Forum 1931-06: Volume 16 Issue 3, Modern and Classical Language Association, page 90:
  • What we get in the best literature is an emphasis on the refined offshoots of shamans—the transcendent superbeings (hsien) of Taoism.1973, Edward H. Schafer, The Divine Woman: Dragon Ladies and Rain Maidens in T'ang Literature, North Point Press, →ISBN, page 14:

Forms of superbeing

pluralsuperbeings

Origin of superbeing

From super- + being.

Questions about superbeing

What does superbeing mean?
Superbeing means a human being or other entity with certain abilities and other attributes that beyond those of a normal or real being of the same kind.
How do you use superbeing in a sentence?
The detective’s appeal to the Spaniard probably lay in the fact that, like Don Juan, he was a superbeing.
What part of speech is superbeing?
Superbeing is a noun.
How do you pronounce superbeing?
Superbeing is pronounced /ˈs(j)uːpəˈbiːɪŋ/ (UK).
What is the plural of superbeing?
The plural of superbeing is superbeings.

Words near superbeing in the dictionary

  1. superbazaars
  2. superbeam
  3. superbeams
  4. superbear
  5. superbears
  6. superbeing
  7. superbeings
  8. superbenevolent
  9. superbenzene
  10. superbenzenes
  11. superber

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