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ultimacy

ultimacy

9.9
The final or highest point of something, like the top of a mountain
  • noun
  • /ˈʌltɪməsi/
translation icon : ultimidad
  • In Japan, the chief political issue raised by Christianity was the ultimacy of the emperor.
  • transcendence and ultimacy

Examples

  • Despite the fact that one particular religion does not have to be identical with the substance of any culture, it can come close to such a substance, and the ultimacy that attaches to any culture can be represented by this religion.

    Academic text (2006)
  • In reading history, one could assert that only new movements that claim religious ultimacy for themselves can successfully challenge the old value system and its religious base.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Religion exists because those who believe in it claim to have encountered the divine in their experience of transcendence and ultimacy.

    Academic text (2006)
  • Religion is understood here as the profound dimension of reality that provokes a sense of depth, transcendence, and ultimacy.

    Academic text (2006)
  • What gives comic wisdom its ultimacy, makes it wisdom and not mere wit or cleverness, is that it shows no mercy.

    Academic text (1995)
  • What values at the core of Filipino culture open it up to the realm of depth, transcendence, and ultimacy, giving a cultural shape and form to the religious experience that the EDSA revolution of 1986 was to many?

    Academic text (2006)
  • In philosophy, the concept of ultimacy refers to the highest truths that govern existence, shaping our understanding of the world.

  • Many cultures have their myths that express beliefs about the ultimacy of nature and humanity's place within it.

  • For many believers, faith provides a sense of ultimacy that helps them navigate life's uncertainties.

Synonyms

ne plus ultra
vsultimacy
  • Formal
1 9.9

The best or most perfect example of something

is broader meaning the final highest stage beyond just excellence
ultimateness
vsultimacy
9.9

The final, most extreme level of something

is an alternative form for the same final highest quality

Surface Forms

ultimacy singular
ultimacies plural

Morphology

ultimacy = ultimate (transparent) = ultim + acy

The noun is formed from the adjective 'ultimate' with the productive suffix '-acy', meaning 'the state or quality of being ultimate'.

Etymology

Ultimacy comes from the Latin word ultimus, which means 'last', and it is related to the common word ultimate. So, ultimacy is the state of being the 'final' or highest point or stage of something.