Supereminent, sū-pėr-em′i-nent, adj. eminent in a superior degree: excellent beyond others.—n. Superem′inence.—adv. Superem′inently.
Supererogation, sū-pėr-er-ō-gā′shun, n. doing more than duty requires or is necessary for salvation, hence anything superfluous or uncalled for.—adjs. Supererog′ative, Supererog′atory (Superer′ogant).—Works of supererogation (R.C.), works not absolutely required of each individual for salvation, but which may be done for the sake of greater perfection—affording the church a store of surplus merit, to eke out the deficient merit of others. [L. super, above, erogāre, -ātum, to pay out.]
Superessential, sū-pėr-e-sen′shal, adj. transcending mere being and essence.
Superexalt, sū-pėr-egz-awlt′, v.t. to exalt to a superior degree.—n. Superexaltā′tion.
Superexcellent, sū-pėr-ek′sel-lent, adj. excellent above others, or in an uncommon degree.—n. Superex′cellence.
Superfamily, sū′pėr-fam-i-li, n. a group in classification between a suborder and a family, a group of families.
Superfecundation, sū-pėr-fek-un-dā′shun, n. the impregnation of two or more ova at the same stage of development by different acts of coition.
Superficies, sū-pėr-fish′yēz, n. the upper face or surface: the outer face or part of a thing.—adj. Superfi′cial, pertaining to, or being on, the surface: shallow: slight: containing only what is apparent and simple: not learned.—v.t. Superfi′cialise, to treat superficially.—n. Superfi′cialist, a person of merely superficial knowledge.—adv. Superfi′cially.—ns. Superfi′cialness, Superficial′ity; Superfi′ciary, one possessing a right to what stands on the surface of the lands of another.—adj. belonging to the surface: situated on another's land. [L. super, above, facies, face.]
Superfine, sū′pėr-fīn, adj. fine above others: finer than ordinary.—n. Sū′perfineness.—adj. Superfin′ical, very finical.
Superfluous, sū-pėr′flōō-us, adj. more than enough: unnecessary or useless.—n. Superflū′ity, a superfluous quantity or more than enough: state of being superfluous: superabundance.—adv. Super′fluously.—ns. Super′fluousness, superfluity; Sū′perflux (Shak.), any superfluity. [L. superfluus—super, above, fluĕre, to flow.]