Definitions
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- noun The condition of being
ultimate
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- noun the state or degree of being ultimate; the final or most extreme in degree or size or time or distance,
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Examples
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Regardless of his dismissive attitude towards worries about manipulation, the notion of ultimacy, and of an argument like the Source Incompatibilist Argument,
Compatibilism McKenna, Michael 2009
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If 'ultimacy' is one resonance of adoring, being bodily is another.
Archive 2008-01-01 Luxury Home 2008
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If 'ultimacy' is one resonance of adoring, being bodily is another.
No ifs, ands or butts Luxury Home 2008
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"ultimacy" but whether the claim is one that science can address.
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But we are talking about hall of fame status here, a generalised ultimacy, and the ability to snake out and randomly thrill even the stoniest heart is a part of that.
Barcelona are just as processed as the premier burger on the menu | Barney Ronay 2011
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It seems fair this should at least be mentioned when we chest-beat about Olympic ultimacy.
Torching the myth of Sir Steve Redgrave's Olympic supremacy | Barney Ronay 2011
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These were books written by writers who recognized the sentence as the one true theater of endeavor, as the place where writing comes to a point and attains its ultimacy.
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But he also warns that we humans are prone to idolatry, taking preliminary concerns that do not ground and determine our being and elevating them to a place of ultimacy in our lives.
Todd Green, Ph.D.: Where Is The Courage In College Football? Ph.D. Todd Green 2011
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Jesus refused to ascribe ultimacy either to religious doctrines or traditions ... or to the claims of the state ...
Rev. Dr. Cindi Love: Seeking The True Church Rev. Dr. Cindi Love 2011
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Jesus refused to ascribe ultimacy either to religious doctrines or traditions ... or to the claims of the state ...
Rev. Dr. Cindi Love: Seeking The True Church Rev. Dr. Cindi Love 2011
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