almighty
pronunciation
How to pronounce almighty in British English:
UK [ɔːlˈmaɪti]
How to pronounce almighty in American English:
US [ɔːlˈmaɪti]
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- Adjective:
- having unlimited power
Word Origin
- almighty (adj.)
- Old English ælmihtig "all-powerful," also a by-name of God; compound of æl (see all) + mihtig (see mighty); common Germanic (cognates: Old Saxon alomahtig, Old High German alamahtic, German allmächtig, Old Norse almattigr), perhaps an early Germanic loan-translation of Latin omnipotens (see omnipotent).The almighty dollar, that great object of universal devotion throughout our land." [Washington Irving, 1836] Related: Almightily.
Synonym
Example
- 1. Jesus is neither almighty nor eternal .
- 2. I have asked almighty god for my
- 3. Google 's assault comes when the once almighty software giant is vulnerable .
- 4. Almighty empire with a global reach
- 5. Deeming their mandate to be from god , popes believeitcan only be taken away by the almighty at death .