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Stanhope(dictionary)

supernal (iou) and Stanhope (iou)


supernal (iou)



supernal adjective & noun. LME.
[Old French, or medieval Latin supernalis, from Latin supernus, formed as SUPER-: see -AL1.]
A. adjective.
Of, in, or pertaining to heaven; = CELESTIAL adjective 1. LME.
New Yorker The Kabbalistic image of a supernal man/woman larger than the universe.
Of, in, or pertaining to the sky; CELESTIAL adjective 2. arch. E16.
J. Agee As if the whole..sky were one mild supernal breath.
b. gen. On or at the top; upper. rare. L16.
Of high rank; elevated, exalted. M16.
Exceptionally good or great; supreme. E19.
b. noun. An inhabitant of heaven. rare. M18.
supernally adverb (a) at or towards the top; (b) supremely, exceedingly: L16.

Stanhope (iou)



Stanhope noun1. E19.
[Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope (1753-1816), English politician and scientist.]
Used attrib. to designate devices invented by Stanhope.
Stanhope lens a lens of small diameter with two convex faces of different radii, enclosed in a metal tube. Stanhope press an iron hand printing-press, exerting pressure by means of a screw to which a system of levers adds progressively increasing power.