Citations:super

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English citations of super

Noun: supernaturalist[edit]

  • 2006 February 2, Daniel C. Dennett, Breaking the Spell: Religion As a Natural Phenomenon, New York: Viking, →ISBN, →OL, page 21:
    Since, unlike us brights, they believe in the supernatural, perhaps they would like to call themselves supers.
  • 2007 September 29, Paul Geisert, Mynga Futrell, “Synopsis”, in The Brights' Net[1], archived from the original on 2007-09-29:
    Individuals are either brights or supers (can’t be both). There are brights of all stripes and supers of all stripes – one humanity, one world.
  • 2010 January 29, Bruce M. Hood, The Science of Superstition: How the Developing Brain Creates Supernatural Beliefs, New York: HarperOne, →ISBN, →OL, page 64:
    The world does not neatly divide into Brights and Supers on the basis of belief.

Noun: superhero[edit]

  • 1997 October 11, Steven Rushing, “Re: Physics we usually ignore in the Supers genre”, in rec.games.frp.super-heroes[2] (Usenet), message-ID <61ninr$h0t@drn.zippo.com>:
    In a super world, there are normals too.
  • 1998 November 15, Spence Sanders, “Supers, citizens, police and powers of arrest”, in rec.games.frp.super-heroes (Usenet):
    In a world with supers the laws as they are right now in the real world would be irrelevant.
  • 2007, Audrey Anton, “The Nietzchean Influence in The Incredibles and the Sidekick Revolt”, in Terrence R. Wandtke, editor, The Amazing Transforming Superhero!: Essays on the Revision of Characters in Comic Books, Film and Television, McFarland, →ISBN, →OL, page 211:
    The commoners in the film benefit from the contributions the supers makes to society since the supers can do all sorts of things that many people cannot.

Latin citations of super

  • Inscription on the dome of St. Peter's Basilica; Matthew 16:18 (Vulgate)
    TV ES PETRVS ET SVPER HANC PETRAM AEDIFICABO ECCLESIAM MEAM
    You are Peter [='the Rock'], and on this rock I will build my church.

Portuguese citations of super

  • 2009, Robson Campos De Abreu, Teatro para Mágicos, Clube de Autores, page 60:
    A música é tão importante que existe até categoria de premiação no Oscar, pois a mesma ajuda a criar todo o clima que vemos nos filmes[,] seja este um filme divertido e infantil, ou seja,[sic] aquele terror super hiper mega blaster assustador.
    (please add an English translation of this quotation)