Superscribe Su`per新cribe" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Superscribed ; present participle & verbal noun Superscribing .] [ Latin superscribere , superscriptum ; super over + scribere to write. See Super- , and Scribe .] To write or engrave (a name, address, inscription, or the like) on the top or surface; to write a name, address, or the like, on the outside or cover of (anything); as, to superscribe a letter.

Superscript Su"per新cript noun Superscription. [ Obsolete] "I will overglance the superscript ." Shak.

Superscription Su`per新crip"tion noun [ Latin superscriptio . See Superscribe .] 1. The act of superscribing.

2. That which is written or engraved on the surface, outside, or above something else; specifically, an address on a letter, envelope, or the like. Holland.

The superscription of his accusation was written over, The King of the Jews.

Mark xv. 26.

3. (Pharm.) That part of a prescription which contains the Latin word recipe (Take) or the sign ....

Supersecular Su`per新ec"u損ar adjective Being above the world, or secular things. Bp. Hall.

Supersede Su`per新ede" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Superseded ; present participle & verbal noun Superseding .] [ Latin supersedere , supersessum , to sit above, be superior to, forbear, omit; super above + sedere to sit: confer French supers嶮er . See Sit , and confer Surcease .] 1. To come, or be placed, in the room of; to replace.

2. To displace, or set aside, and put another in place of; as, to supersede an officer.

3. To make void, inefficacious, or useless, by superior power, or by coming in the place of; to set aside; to render unnecessary; to suspend; to stay.

Nothing is supposed that can supersede the known laws of natural motion.

Bentley.

4. (Old Law) To omit; to forbear.

Supersedeas Su`per新e"de戢s noun [ Latin , suspend, set aside, stay, 2d pers. sing. present subjunctive of supersedere . See Supersede .] (Law) A writ of command to suspend the powers of an officer in certain cases, or to stay proceedings under another writ. Blackstone.

Supersedure Su搆er新e"dure noun The act of superseding, or setting aside; supersession; as, the supersedure of trial by jury. A. Hamilton.

Superseminate Su`per新em"i搖ate transitive verb To sow, as seed, over something previously sown. [ Obsolete]

That can not be done with joy, when it shall be indifferent to any man to superseminate what he please.

Jer. Taylor.

Supersemination Su`per新em`i搖a"tion noun The sowing of seed over seed previously sown. [ Obsolete] Abp. Bramhall.

Supersensible Su`per新en"si搓le adjective [ Prefix super- + sensible : confer French supersensible .] Beyond the reach of the senses; above the natural powers of perception.

Supersensitive Su`per新en"si暗ive adjective Excessively sensitive; morbidly sensitive. -- Su`per*sen"si*tive*ness , noun

Supersensual Su`per新en"su戢l adjective Supersensible.

Supersensuous Su`per新en"su搗us adjective 1. Supersensible.

2. Excessively sensuous.

Superserviceable Su`per新erv"ice戢搓le adjective Overofficious; doing more than is required or desired. "A superserviceable , finical rogue." Shak.

Supersession Su`per新es"sion noun [ Confer Old French supersession . See Supersede .] The act of superseding, or the state of being superseded; supersedure.

The general law of diminishing return from land would have undergone, to that extent, a temporary supersession .

J. S. Mill.

Supersolar Su`per新o"lar adjective Above the sun. Emerson.

Supersphenoidal Su`per新phe搖oid"al adjective (Anat.) Situated above, or on the dorsal side of, the body of the sphenoid bone.

Superspinous Su`per新pi"nous adjective (Anat.) Supraspinuos.

Superstition Su`per新ti"tion noun [ French superstition , Latin superstitio , originally, a standing still over or by a thing; hence, amazement, wonder, dread, especially of the divine or supernatural, from superstare to stand over; super over + stare to stand. See Super- , and Stand .] 1. An excessive reverence for, or fear of, that which is unknown or mysterious.

2. An ignorant or irrational worship of the Supreme Deity; excessive exactness or rigor in religious opinions or practice; extreme and unnecessary scruples in the observance of religious rites not commanded, or of points of minor importance; also, a rite or practice proceeding from excess of sculptures in religion.

And the truth
With superstitions and traditions taint.

Milton.

3. The worship of a false god or gods; false religion; religious veneration for objects.

[ The accusers] had certain questions against him of their own superstition .

Acts xxv. 19.

4. Belief in the direct agency of superior powers in certain extraordinary or singular events, or in magic, omens, prognostics, or the like.

5. Excessive nicety; scrupulous exactness.

Syn. -- Fanaticism. -- Superstition , Fanaticism . Superstition springs from religious feeling misdirected or unenlightened. Fanaticism arises from this same feeling in a state of high-wrought and self-confident excitement. The former leads in some cases to excessive rigor in religious opinions or practice; in others, to unfounded belief in extraordinary events or in charms, omens, and prognostics, hence producing weak fears, or excessive scrupulosity as to outward observances. The latter gives rise to an utter disregard of reason under the false assumption of enjoying a guidance directly inspired. Fanaticism has a secondary sense as applied to politics, etc., which corresponds to the primary.

Superstitionist Su`per新ti"tion搏st noun One addicted to superstition. [ Obsolete] "Blind superstitionists ." Dr. H. More.

Superstitious Su`per新ti"tious adjective [ French superstitieux , Latin superstitiosus .] 1. Of or pertaining to superstition; proceeding from, or manifesting, superstition; as, superstitious rites; superstitious observances.

2. Evincing superstition; overscrupulous and rigid in religious observances; addicted to superstition; full of idle fancies and scruples in regard to religion.

Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious .

Acts xvii. 22.

3. Overexact; scrupulous beyond need.

Superstitious use (Law) , the use of a gift or bequest, as of land, etc., for the maintenance of the rites of a religion not tolerated by the law. [ Eng.] Mozley & W.

-- Su`per*sti"tious*ly , adverb -- Su`per*sti"tious*ness , noun

Superstrain Su`per新train" transitive verb To overstrain. Bacon.

Superstratum Su`per新tra"tum noun ; plural Superstrata [ New Latin : confer Latin supersternere , superstratum , to spread upon. See Super- , and Stratum .] A stratum, or layer, above another.

Superstruct Su`per新truct" transitive verb [ Latin superstructus , past participle of superstruere to build upon; super over + struere to build. See Super- , and Structure .] To build over or upon another structure; to erect upon a foundation.

This is the only proper basis on which to superstruct first innocency and then virtue.

Dr. H. More.

Superstruction Su`per新truc"tion noun 1. The act of superstructing, or building upon.

2. That which is superstructed, or built upon some foundation; an edifice; a superstructure.

My own profession hath taught me not to erect new superstructions upon an old ruin.

Denham.

Superstructive Su`per新truct"ive adjective Built or erected on something else. Hammond.

Superstructor Su`per新truct"or noun One who builds a superstructure. [ R.] R. North.

Superstructure Su`per新truc"ture noun [ Confer French superstructure .] 1. Any material structure or edifice built on something else; that which is raised on a foundation or basis ; esp. (Architecture) , all that part of a building above the basement. Also used figuratively.

You have added to your natural endowments the superstructure of study.

Dryden.

2. (Railway Engin.) The sleepers, and fastenings, in distinction from the roadbed.

Supersubstantial Su`per新ub新tan"tial adjective [ Prefix super- + substantial : confer French supersubstantiel .] More than substantial; spiritual. "The heavenly supersubstantial bread." Jer. Taylor.

Supersubtle Su`per新ub"tle adjective Too subtle. Shak.

Supersulphate Su`per新ul"phate noun (Chemistry) An acid sulphate. [ Obsolete]

Supersulphureted Su`per新ul"phu斟et`ed adjective (Chemistry) Supersulphurized. [ Obsolete] [ Written also - sulphuretted .]

Supersulphurize Su`per新ul"phur搏ze transitive verb (Chemistry) To impregnate or combine with an excess of sulphur.

Supertax Su"per暗ax` noun [ Super- + tax .] A tax in addition to the usual or normal tax; specif., in the United Kingdom, an income tax of sixpence for every pound in addition to the normal income tax of one shilling and twopence for every pound, imposed, by the Finance Act of 1909-1910 (c. 8, ss 66, 72), on the amount by which the income of any person exceeds £3,000 when his total income exceeds £5,000.

Supertemporal Su`per暗em"po斟al noun That which is more than temporal; that which is eternal. [ R.]

Superterranean Su`per暗er斟a"ne戢n adjective Being above ground. " Superterranean quarries." Mrs. Trollope.

Superterrene Su`per暗er斟ene" adjective [ Prefix super- + terrene : confer Latin superterrenus .] Being above ground, or above the earth. [ R.]

Superterrestrial Su`per暗er斟es"tri戢l adjective Being above the earth, or above what belongs to the earth. Buckminster.

Supertonic Su`per暗on"ic noun (Mus.) The note next above the keynote; the second of the scale. Busby.

Supertragical Su`per暗rag"ic戢l adjective Tragical to excess.

Supertuberation Su`per暗u`ber戢"tion noun [ Prefix super- + tuber .] (Botany) The production of young tubers, as potatoes, from the old while still growing.

Supervacaneous Su`per暇a搾a"ne搗us adjective [ Latin supervacaneus , supervacuus ; super over + vacuus empty.] Serving no purpose; superfluous; needless. [ Obsolete] Howell.

Supervene Su`per暇ene" intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Supervened ; present participle & verbal noun Supervening .] [ Latin supervenire , superventum , to come over, to come upon; super over + venire to come. See Super- , and Come , and confer Overcome .] To come as something additional or extraneous; to occur with reference or relation to something else; to happen upon or after something else; to be added; to take place; to happen.

Such a mutual gravitation can never supervene to matter unless impressed by divine power.

Bentley.

A tyrany immediately supervened .

Burke.

Supervenient Su`per暇en"ient adjective [ Latin superveniens , present participle] Coming as something additional or extraneous; coming afterwards.

That branch of belief was in him supervenient to Christian practice.

Hammond.

Divorces can be granted, a mensa et toro , only for supervenient causes.

Z. Swift.

Supervention Su`per暇en"tion noun [ Latin superventio .] The act of supervening. Bp. Hall.

Supervisal Su`per暇is"al noun Supervision. Walpole.

Supervise Su`per暇ise" transitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Supervised ; present participle & verbal noun Supervising .] [ Prefix super- + Latin visere to look at attentively, to view, surely, intens. from videre , visum , to see. Confer Survise , and Survey .] 1. To oversee for direction; to superintend; to inspect with authority; as, to supervise the construction of a steam engine, or the printing of a book.

2. To look over so as to read; to peruse. [ Obsolete] Shak.

Syn. -- See Superintend .

Supervise Su`per暇ise" noun Supervision; inspection. [ Obsolete]

Supervision Su`per暇i"sion noun The act of overseeing; inspection; superintendence; oversight.

Supervisive Su`per暇i"sive adjective Supervisory. [ R.]

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