Primacy

/ˈpɹaɪ.mə.si/ · noun

Meaning

The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc..

Definitions by Sense

1. The state or condition of being prime or first, as in time, place, rank, etc.
2. (archaic) Excellence; supremacy.
3. (religion) The office, rank, or character of a primate, it being the chief ecclesiastical station or dignity in a national church.
4. (religion) The office or dignity of an archbishop.

Example Sentences

establish the primacy of something

acknowledge the primacy of something

assert primacy

The court affirmed the primacy of federal law.

He argued for the primacy of reason over emotion.

I am reading Nick Sousanis’ PhD dissertation-as-a-comic Unflattening. It debunks the primacy of word over image in Western culture and suggests that the two are equal partners in meaning-making.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople, who holds a primacy of honor in Eastern Orthodoxy, emphasized the many areas of agreement between Pope Francis and himself in response to the social concerns of the day.

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