Übermensch

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Contents 1 German 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Usage notes

[edit] German

[edit] Etymology

über- +‎ Mensch

[edit] Noun

Übermensch m. (genitive Übermenschen, plural Übermenschen)

1. (literally) A "super man"; Overman.

[edit] Usage notes

In Thus Spoke Zarathustra (in German, Also sprach Zarathustra), the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche explains the steps through which man can become an Übermensch (homo superior; the equivalent English translation would be 'over-man')