omnipotent
pronunciation
How to pronounce omnipotent in British English:
UK [ɒmˈnɪpətənt]
How to pronounce omnipotent in American English:
US [ɑmˈnɪpətənt]
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- Adjective:
- having unlimited power
Word Origin
- omnipotent (adj.)
- early 14c., from Old French omnipotent "almighty, all-powerful" (11c.) or directly from Latin omnipotentem (nominative omnipotens) "all-powerful, almighty," from omnis "all" (see omni-) + potens (genitive 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
- 1. But it is far from omnipotent .
- 2. China 's leadership may seem omnipotent to outsiders .
- 3. The success of the omnipotent father is impossible to bear .
- 4. I 'm glad that I can still impress her , even if I 'm no longer omnipotent in her eyes .
- 5. I 've even heard of people morphing themselves into an omnipotent energy and creating entire universes in their dreams !