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Superior may refer to: Superior (hierarchy), something which is higher in a hierarchical structure of any kind; Places. Superior (proposed U.S. state), an ...
Superior (from Latin super 'above') describes what is above something [20] and inferior (from Latin inferus 'below') describes what is below it. [21] For example, in the anatomical position , the most superior part of the human body is the head and the most inferior is the feet.
Superior to the junction, the terminology is the same as in animals with linear nervous systems; dorsal is synonymous with superior and ventral is synonymous with inferior. However, inferior to the midbrain-diencephalic junction the term dorsal is synonymous with posterior and ventral is synonymous with anterior. [1]
A religious superior is the person to whom a cleric is immediately responsible under canon law.For monks, it would be the abbot (or the abbess for nuns); for friars, it would be the prior, or, for Franciscans, the guardian (), for Minims, the corrector; for diocesan priests, it would be the local bishop.
Orders are transmitted down the chain of command, from a responsible superior, such as a commissioned officer, to lower-ranked subordinate(s) who either execute the order personally or transmit it down the chain as appropriate, until it is received by those expected to execute it. "Command is exercised by virtue of office and the special ...
A superiority complex is a defense mechanism that develops over time to help a person cope with feelings of inferiority. [1] [2] The term was coined by Alfred Adler (1870–1937) in the early 1900s, as part of his school of individual psychology.
Homo superior "superior man" Coined by the titular character in Olaf Stapledon's novel Odd John (1935) to refer to superpowered mutants like himself. Also occurs in Marvel Comics' The X-Men (1963–present), the BBC series The Tomorrow People (1973–1979), and David Bowie's song "Oh! You Pretty Things" 1971. Homo symbolicus "symbolic culture man"
A racial hierarchy is a system of stratification that is based on the belief that some racial groups are superior to other racial groups. At various points of history, racial hierarchies have featured in societies, often being formally instituted in law, such as in the Nuremberg Laws in Nazi Germany. [1]