superabsolute

English

Alternative forms

• super-absolute

Etymology

super- +‎ absolute

Adjective

superabsolute (comparative more superabsolute, superlative most superabsolute)

1. (rare) Truly, demonstrably absolute or more than absolute.
   • 1934, Journal of Chemical Education January-December 1934: Volume 11 Issues 1-12‎^[1], American Chemical Society, page 135:

     By extraction of the pomades and concretes with absolute alcohol, chilling, filtering, fractionally distilling under reduced pressure at low temperatures, and by other means familiar to the organic chemist, are prepared the so-called "absolute" and "superabsolute essences," which represent the highest concentration of the fragrant floral principles. But for the ordinary purposes of the perfumers’ art this high degree of purification is not considered necessary.

   • 1952, Paul Arthur Schilpp, The Philosophy of Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, Tudor Publishing Company, page 318:

     On the contrary, the absolute is a mere abstract feature of what in its total reality is more than absolute. ‘More than absolute,’ superabsolute, may be seen as not really a paradox, if we recall that “absolute” is defined negatively as non-relative, and that superiority is positive and relative, as indeed is value generally (for, at least, it implies a relation of interest and object).

   • 1965, Translations from Kommunist, U.S. Joint Publications Research Service, page 67:

     The common grasshopper has a "superabsolute" sense of hearing. Its "ears," located on his front legs, allow him to determine the source of sound with extreme accuracy.

   • 1982, Documenta, Documenta 7‎^[2], D+V Paul Dierichs, →ISBN, page 438:

     Pure emotion is a timeless, supercosmic, superabsolute art, . . . this text therefore becomes, resp. also is, as it is.

   • 1993, Nicholaus of Cusa, Toward a new Council of Florence: 'On the Peace of Faith' and Other Works‎^[3], Schiller Institute, page 175:

     However, the filiation of the only-begotten Son exists without measure in identity with the nature of the Father; it is the superabsolute filiation, in which and through which all sons by adoption obtain filiation.