omnipotent

[ om-nip-uh-tuhnt ]
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adjective
  1. almighty or infinite in power, as God.

  2. having very great or unlimited authority or power.

noun
  1. an omnipotent being.

  2. the Omnipotent, God.

Origin of omnipotent

1
First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Latin omnipotent-, stem of omnipotēns “all-powerful”; equivalent to omni- + potent1

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Other words from omnipotent

  • om·nip·o·tent·ly, adverb
  • un·om·nip·o·tent, adjective
  • un·om·nip·o·tent·ly, adverb

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How to use omnipotent in a sentence

  • She loves me ardently; and her power with my father, except on one point, is almost omnipotent.

  • An omnipotent God desiring to found a religion, would have employed simpler and less fatal means for His most faithful servants.

  • These infinitesimal distinctions between man and man are too paltry for an omnipotent being.

    Dracula | Bram Stoker
  • When man becomes omniscient and omnipotent there'll be no errors in his judgment or his performance—and not before.

    Red Pepper Burns | Grace S. Richmond
  • After this depreciation of the omnipotent, what says this philosophy of our soul?

British Dictionary definitions for omnipotent

omnipotent

/ (ɒmˈnɪpətənt) /


adjective
  1. having very great or unlimited power

noun
  1. 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

  • omnipotence, noun
  • omnipotently, adverb

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