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Supreme Being

noun

Definition of Supreme Being

: god 1

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Examples of supreme being in a Sentence

  1. anthropologists have found that most cultures around the world believe in a Supreme Being

First Known Use of supreme being

1668

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supreme being Synonyms

Synonyms

Allah, Almighty, Author, Creator, deity, Divinity, Eternal, Everlasting, Father, God, Godhead, Jehovah, Lord, Maker, Providence, Yahweh (also Jahveh);

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Supreme Being

noun

Definition of Supreme Being for Students

: god 1

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