ultimate truths
1The Book of Ultimate Truths — infobox Book | name = The Book of Ultimate Truths orig title = translator = author = Robert Rankin cover artist = country = United States language = English series = Cornelius Murphy Trilogy genre = Fantasy publisher = Doubleday release date =… …
2Ultimate — Ul ti*mate, a. [LL. ultimatus last, extreme, fr. L. ultimare to come to an end, fr. ultimus the farthest, last, superl. from the same source as ulterior. See {Ulterior}, and cf. {Ultimatum}.] 1. Farthest; most remote in space or time; extreme;… …
3Ultimate analysis — Ultimate Ul ti*mate, a. [LL. ultimatus last, extreme, fr. L. ultimare to come to an end, fr. ultimus the farthest, last, superl. from the same source as ulterior. See {Ulterior}, and cf. {Ultimatum}.] 1. Farthest; most remote in space or time;… …
4Ultimate belief — Ultimate Ul ti*mate, a. [LL. ultimatus last, extreme, fr. L. ultimare to come to an end, fr. ultimus the farthest, last, superl. from the same source as ulterior. See {Ulterior}, and cf. {Ultimatum}.] 1. Farthest; most remote in space or time;… …
5Ultimate ratio — Ultimate Ul ti*mate, a. [LL. ultimatus last, extreme, fr. L. ultimare to come to an end, fr. ultimus the farthest, last, superl. from the same source as ulterior. See {Ulterior}, and cf. {Ultimatum}.] 1. Farthest; most remote in space or time;… …
6ultimate — I UK [ˈʌltɪmət] / US adjective [only before noun] ** 1) happening at the end of a process or activity The incident affected the ultimate outcome of the war. ultimate goal/aim/objective: Independence remains their ultimate political goal. 2) if… …
7ultimate — 1. adjective 1) the ultimate collapse of their empire Syn: eventual, final, concluding, terminal, end; resulting, ensuing, consequent, subsequent 2) ultimate truths about civilization Syn: fundamental, basic …
8ultimate — adjective 1) the ultimate collapse of the Empire Syn: eventual, final, concluding, terminal, end 2) ultimate truths Syn: fundamental, basic, primary, elementary, absolute, central …
9ultimate — adj. & n. adj. 1 last, final. 2 beyond which no other exists or is possible (the ultimate analysis). 3 fundamental, primary, unanalysable (ultimate truths). 4 maximum (ultimate tensile strength). n. 1 (prec. by the) the best achievable or… …
10Ultimate belief — Belief Be*lief , n. [OE. bileafe, bileve; cf. AS. gele[ a]fa. See {Believe}.] 1. Assent to a proposition or affirmation, or the acceptance of a fact, opinion, or assertion as real or true, without immediate personal knowledge; reliance upon word… …
