It declares itself to be the highest, supreme authority from which there is no appeal to some superior court such as, for example, philosophy. (religion-online.org)
Though he had ceded the title of chief executive in 2002, Riggio remained the executive chairman and the soul and supreme authority of Barnes & Noble. (indiereader.com)
Their bitter rivals, the Sadducees, accepted only the Pentateuch [the first five books of the Bible, commonly called The Books of Moses] as supreme authority. (religion-online.org)