What is "above all"

Above \A*bove"\, prep. [OE. above, aboven, abuffe, AS. abufon; an (or on) on + be by + ufan upward; cf. Goth. uf under.

1. In or to a higher place; higher than; on or over the upper surface; over; -- opposed to below or beneath.

   Fowl that may fly above the earth.
   --Gen. i. 20.

2. Figuratively, higher than; superior to in any respect; surpassing; beyond; higher in measure or degree than; as, things above comprehension; above mean actions; conduct above reproach. ``Thy worth . . . is actions above my gifts.''
   --Marlowe.

   I saw in the way a light from heaven above the brightness of the sun.
   --Acts xxxvi. 1

3. 3. Surpassing in number or quantity; more than; as, above a hundred. (Passing into the adverbial sense. See Above, adv.,

4. )

   above all, before every other consideration; chiefly; in preference to other things.

   Over and above, prep. or adv., besides; in addition to.

adv. Of prime importance; before anything else; especially.

1. adv. above and beyond all other consideration; "above all, you must be independent" [syn: most importantly, most especially]

2. taking everything together; "she was first and last a scientist" [syn: first and last]

Above All is the first full-length album by Swedish heavy metal band Mustasch. The album which was released in 2002, peaked at No. 22 on the Swedish albums charts.

Above All may refer to:

• Above All (album), by Mustasch
• "Above All", a GMA Dove Award-nominated song written by Paul Baloche and Lenny Leblanc
• Über Alles, album by Hanzel und Gretyl

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