-thesupremearroganceofapersonwithgreatpower;(ofintensepoliticalpower)burningtothetouch;hotenoughtoscaldone'shands;Ifyoustretchoutyourhandyoufeeltheheat.;putone'shandonsb.andfeeltheheat--one'spower;sohotthatitburns[scalds]one'shand;thehighandmightybeingunapproachable;whichisatitsheight