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–noun

1.	the quality or state of being omnipotent.

2.	(initial capital letter) God.

[Origin: 1560–70; < LL omnipotentia, equiv. to L omnipotent- omnipotent + -ia; see -ence

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om·nip·o·tent Audio Help   (ŏm-nĭp'ə-tənt) Pronunciation Key
adj.   Having unlimited or universal power, authority, or force; all-powerful. See Usage Note at infinite.

n.

One having unlimited power or authority: the bureaucratic omnipotents.
Omnipotent God. Used with the.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin omnipotēns, omnipotent- : omni-, omni- + potēns, present participle of posse, to be able; see poti- in Indo-European roots.]

om·nip'o·tence, om·nip'o·ten·cy n., om·nip'o·tent·ly adv.

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omnipotence
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the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power

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Omnipotence

Om*nip"o*tence\, Omnipotency \Om*nip"o*ten*cy\, n. [L. omnipotentia: cf.F. omnipotence.]

1. The state of being omnipotent; almighty power; hence, one who is omnipotent; the Deity.

Will Omnipotence neglect to save The suffering virtue of the wise and brave? --Pope.

2. Unlimited power of a particular kind; as, love's omnipotence. --Denham.

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