superman
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• noun
A person of extraordinary or seemingly superhuman physical, mental, or moral powers and achievements.
"The exhausting schedule of the decathlon requires an athlete to be a virtual superman."
In the philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche, an idealized superior human being of the future who transcends conventional Christian morality to create and impose their own values.
"In his lecture on nineteenth-century German philosophy, the professor explained how the concept of the superman was frequently misinterpreted by later political movements."
A bodyweight exercise in which a person lies prone on the floor and simultaneously lifts their arms, chest, and legs off the ground to strengthen the lower back and core muscles.
"The physical therapist recommended three sets of ten supermen daily to help stabilize her lumbar spine."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in 1903 by Irish playwright George Bernard Shaw in 'Man and Superman' as a loan translation of the German philosophical term 'Übermensch', popularized by Friedrich Nietzsche in 'Thus Spoke Zarathustra' (1883).