om·nip·o·tent

[om-nip-uh-tuhnt]
adjective
1.
almighty or infinite in power, as God.
2.
having very great or unlimited authority or power.
noun
3.
an omnipotent being.
4.
the Omnipotent, God.
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English < Latin omnipotent- (stem of omnipotēns), equivalent to omni- omni- + potent- (see potent1)

Related forms
om·nip·o·tent·ly, adverb
un·om·nip·o·tent, adjective
un·om·nip·o·tent·ly, adverb

Can be confused: omnipotent, omniscient.

Synonyms
2. powerful, mighty, supreme.

Antonyms
2. impotent, powerless, helpless.
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omnipotent (ɒmˈnɪpətənt) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
—adj
1.  having very great or unlimited power
 
—n
2.  the Omnipotent an epithet for God
 
[C14: via Old French from Latin omnipotens all-powerful, from omni- + potens, from posse to be able]
 
om'nipotence
 
—n
 
om'nipotently
 
—adv

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Word Origin & History

omnipotent
early 14c., from O.Fr. omnipotent (11c.), from L. omnipotentem (nom. omnipotens) "all-powerful, almighty," from omnis "all" (see omni-) + potens (gen. potentis) "powerful" (see potent). Strictly only of God or a deity; general sense of "having absolute power or authority" is attested from 1590s.
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Example sentences
It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.
The dashing violin and the omnipotent piano are much more visible, with dance cards full of concertos.
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