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sovereign
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sovereign (Absolute), adjective authoritative, chief, commanding, controlling, dominant, governing, hegemonic, hegemonical, imperial, influential, leading, master, most powerful, paramount, potent, powerful, predominant, prepotent, regent, regnant, reigning, royal, ruling, supreme
sovereign (Independent), adjective at liberty, enjoying liberty, enjoying political independdnce, exempt from external authority, free, liberated, politically independent, removed from bondage, self-directing, self-governed, self-ruling, sui iuris, unattached, unbound, unconquered, uncontrolled, unrestricted, unsubjected, unvanquished
Associated concepts: sovereign right, sovereign states
See also: autonomous, dominant, free, government, independent, master, national, nonpartisan, omnipotent, paramount, powerful, predominant, superlative

SOVEREIGN. A chief ruler with supreme power; one possessing sovereignty. (q.v.) It is also applied to a king or other magistrate with limited powers.
     2. In the United States the sovereignty resides in the body of the people. Vide Rutherf. Inst. 282.

SOVEREIGN, Eng. law. The name of a gold coin of Great Britain of the value of one pound sterling.
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Believing that God sovereignly determined the timing of a person's passing, civilians encouraged soldiers to be prepared for death at any moment.
Sean A. Scott, " 'Earth has no sorrow that Heaven Cannot Cure' ... by Journal of Social History
Others can become more forgiving because people pray for them at a distance, and God sovereignly works in their hearts to transform them into more forgiving people (Phil 1:4).
Helping Christian college students become more forgiving: an ... by Berry, Jack W. / Journal of Psychology and Theology
Calvin said that God sovereignly predestined (foreordained, willed, decreed) everything that happens in the world.
Traditional Baptists and Calvinism: if we are not Calvinists, what ... by Humphreys, Fisher / Baptist History and Heritage
 
 
 
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