omnipotence en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ɒmˈnɪpətəns/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Late Middle English omnipotens, from Old French omnipotence, from Latin omnipotentia.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Unlimited power; commonly attributed to a deity or deities.
One purpose of the Freedom of Information Act is to make our society less of a police state. Until the CIA's omnipotence is seriously challenged, however, the xeroxed papers in my hand have little meaning. For now, they remind me of nothing less than the simple fact that evil forces still control our society.
1976 December 18, Allen Young, “Speaking Out”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 25, page 9:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| omnipotences | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
nonomnipotence · superomnipotence
Relateds
plenipotence · Omnipotent · pluripotency · omnipotentiality · omnipotent · multipotency
Synonyms
Translations (44)
grc παντοκρατορία (unlimited power) · ja 全能 (unlimited power) · ru всемогущество (unlimited power) · el παντοδυναμία (unlimited power) · la omnipotentia (unlimited power) · ro atotputernicie (unlimited power) · pt omnipotência (unlimited power) · uk всеси́лля (unlimited power) · pl wszechmoc (unlimited power) · sv omnipotens (unlimited power) · ka ყოვლადძლიერება (unlimited power) · ro omnipotență (unlimited power) · sv allmakt (unlimited power) · ca omnipotència (unlimited power) · bg всемогъщие (unlimited power) · ga uilechumhacht (unlimited power) · it onnipotenza (unlimited power) · de Allmächtigkeit (unlimited power) · tl pagkakayanggawinlahat (unlimited power) · ka ყოვლისშემძლეობა (unlimited power) · sh omnipotèncija (unlimited power) · nl almacht (unlimited power) · is almætti (unlimited power) · de Allmacht (unlimited power) · kw ollgallos (unlimited power) · te అనంతశక్తి (unlimited power) · cs všemohoucnost (unlimited power) · sv allsmäktighet (unlimited power) · uk всемогу́тність (unlimited power) · de Omnipotenz (unlimited power) · fr omnipotence (unlimited power) · es omnipotencia (unlimited power) · pt onipotência (unlimited power) · ang ælmiht (unlimited power) · sh svȅmōć (unlimited power) · sh svȅmoćnōst f svemoguć (unlimited power) · eu ahalguztiduntasun (unlimited power) · sh svemogućnost (unlimited power) · ur پروردگار (unlimited power) · fi kaikkivoipaisuus (unlimited power) · hu mindenhatóság (unlimited power) · mk семоќ (unlimited power) · mk семоќност (unlimited power) · sw kudura (unlimited power)