Homo superior
See also: Homo Superior
English
Alternative forms
- Homo Superior
- Homo superioris
Etymology
From Latin homo superior (literally “superior human”), modeled after New Latin Homo sapiens (literally “wise human”). Coined by Olaf Stapledon in his 1935 novel Odd John: A Story Between Jest and Earnest.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌhəʊməʊ suːˈpɪəɹi.ə(ɹ)/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌhoʊmoʊ suːˈpɪɹiɚ/
- Rhymes: -ɪəɹiə(ɹ)
Proper noun
Homo superior
- (science fiction) The evolutionary step beyond Homo sapiens.
- 1935, Stapledon, Olaf, Odd John:
- Homo Superior faced the little mob of Homo Sapiens, and it was immediately evident that Homo Superior was indeed the better man.
- 1963 September 10, Lee, Stan, “X-Men”, in The X-Men, volume 1, number 1, page 11:
- Magneto: "The first phase of my plan shall be to show my power... to make Homo sapiens bow to Homo superior!"
- 1971, “Oh! You Pretty Things”, in Hunky Dory, performed by David Bowie:
- You gotta make way¶ for the Homo Superior
- For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Homo superior.
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Synonyms
- Homo novus
Hypernyms
- (species): Primates - order; Hominidae - family; Homininae - subfamily; Hominini - tribe; Hominina - subtribe; Homo - genus
Related terms
- Homo economicus
- Homo idioticus
- Homo reciprocans
See also
- slan, mutant, superman, overman, übermensch
References
- Jesse Sheidlower, editor (2001–2023), “homo superior n.”, in Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction.