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- Dictionaryomnipotent/ɒmˈnɪpət(ə)nt/
adjective
- 1. (of a deity) having unlimited power: "God is described as omnipotent and benevolent"
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having the power to do anything: The people overthrew the once omnipotent dictator. omnipotence. noun [ U ] us / ɑmˈnɪp·ə·t̬əns / America had illusions of omnipotence in the 1950s.
Although omnipotent is most often used in general contexts to mean "having virtually unlimited authority or influence" (as in "an omnipotent ruler"), it was originally applied specifically to the power held by an almighty deity.
having the power to do anything: The people overthrew the once omnipotent dictator. omnipotence. noun [ U ] us / ɑmˈnɪp·ə·t̬əns / America had illusions of omnipotence in the 1950s.
Omnipotent definition: almighty or infinite in power, as God.. See examples of OMNIPOTENT used in a sentence.
If you want to describe someone who can do absolutely anything, reach for the adjective omnipotent. Omnipotent comes from the Latin words for total (omni) and power (potent). Omnipotent is frequently used for deities, but can apply to any exaggerated description of power.
unlimited power and the ability to do anything: God's omnipotence. He doesn't believe in the omnipotence of science. See. omnipotent. Fewer examples. She felt a strange sense of omnipotence. He denied the omnipotence of God. a Supreme Being endowed with the qualities of omnipotence and omniscience. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Definition of omnipotent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Someone or something that is omnipotent has complete power over things or people. [formal] Doug lived in the shadow of his seemingly omnipotent father. ...the omnipotent power of an author. Synonyms: almighty, supreme, invincible, all-powerful More Synonyms of omnipotent. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary.
noun. the Omnipotent an epithet for God. Origin of omnipotent. 1. C14: via Old French from Latin omnipotens all-powerful, from omni- + potens, from posse to be able. Derived forms of omnipotent.
Omnipotent definition: Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful.
