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Meaning: The templateTemplate:rfc-sensedoes not use the parameter(s):2=because of the allegded plural, the different spellings inside the quotes (master of the universe, Supreme Master of the universe), and because "Svarogu, the god of the ancient pagan Slavs, [...] master of the universe" does not refer to the [[God]] but a [[god]]Please seeModule:checkparamsfor help with this warning.(Can weclean up(+)this sense?)(religion)God1849,William Francis Lynch,Narrative Of The United States Expedition To The River Jordan And The Dead Sea:Constantine inscribed these words on the pedestal:—Oh Christ! king andmaster of the universe, I consecrate this humble tower, this sceptre, and the power of Rome, to thee!1879,James Darmesteter, “The Supreme God in the Indo-European Mythology”, inLittell's Living Age, volume143, number1845:Svarogu, the god of the ancient pagan Slavs, should no doubt equally be placed. Like Zeus, like Jupiter, like Varuna, like Ahura Mazda, he is themaster of the universe, the gods are his children, and it is from him that they have received their functions.1913,Catholic Encyclopedia, Duty:To God, the SupremeMaster of the universe, our Creator, the All Holy, All Good, we owe honour, service, obedience, and love.; (idiomatic)A powerful person.Synonyms:seeThesaurus:important person1557, Edgar Leoni, transl.,Epistle to Henry II, translation of original byNostradamus:First, by them made obstinate by the onetimemasters of the universe.1845,Alexander Dumas,The Count of Monte Cristo:I have told you, where the air is pure, where every sound soothes, where one is sure to be humbled, however proud may be his nature. I love that humiliation, I, who ammaster of the universe, as was Augustus1953,Fidel Castro,History Will Absolve Me:They felt themselves lords andmasters of the universe, with power over life and death.; (idiomatic,finance,business)A highly successful business person.Synonyms:seeThesaurus:important person1987,Tom Wolfe,The Bonfire of the Vanities, New York: Farrar Straus Giroux,page12:TheMasters of the Universewere a set of lurid, rapacious plastic dolls that his otherwise perfect daughter liked to play with.[…]On Wall Street he and a few others—how many?—three hundred, four hundred, five hundred?—had become precisely that. . .Masters of the Universe. There was . . . no limit whatsoever!2007,Jordan Belfort,The Wolf of Wall Street, New York: Bantam Books,→ISBN,page 1:They had their suit jackets off, and at this hour of morning—9:20 a.m.—they were leaning back in their seats, reading theirWall Street Journals, and congratulating themselves on being youngMasters of the Universe.2008,Boris Johnson,Conservative Party Conference:No matter how much you may dislike theMasters of the Universe, my friends, there are plenty of other parts of the universe that would welcome them.2010June 2, Henry Samuel, “Vivendi Universal's 'Master of the Universe' Messier trial begins”, inThe Daily Telegraph[1], retrieved13 July 2010:The man who once boasted he was "master of the universe" for making Vivendi a global media giant arrived in less triumphant fashion on Wednesday – through the back door of a Paris court.
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