supermen

Variant of superman

superman definition

super·man (so̵̅o̅′pər man′)

noun pl. supermen -·men′ (-men′)

  1. in the philosophy of Nietzsche, an idealized, superior, dominating human being, regarded as the goal of the evolutionary struggle for survival
  2. a man having apparently superhuman powers

Etymology: calque < Ger übermensch (< über, over + mensch, person), Nietzsche's term

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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