SUPERMAN


Meaning of SUPERMAN in English

/sooh"peuhr man'/ , n. , pl. supermen .

1. a person of extraordinary or superhuman powers.

2. an ideal superior being conceived by Nietzsche who attains happiness, dominance, and creativity.

3. a superior being conceived as the product of human evolution.

4. one who prevails by virtue of being a ruthless egoist of superior strength, cunning, and force of will.

[ 1900-05; SUPER- + MAN 1 , trans. of G Übermensch ]

Usage . See -man .

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