Meanings
comparative more almightiful · superlative most almightiful
- EarlyModernobsoletealmighty; all-powerful
God, who by his worde and almightifull decree, / Hath appoynted thee Esau his lord to bee, / Hath appointed some way to haue it brought about.
c. 1550–7, A newe mery and wittie Comedie or Enterlude […] treating upon the Historie of Iacob and Esau […], published 1568, folio 4ᵛ2 more examples
Which if we do, he wil so defende vs with his almightiful arme, yͭ al foreyne enemies (what euer they be) shal eyther bee vnhable to doe vs any scathe: or els shall be turned in theyr heartes, and of eager enemies shall beecome oure earnest frendes and folowers.
1550, “[Preface]”, in An epistle both of Godly consolacion and also of aduertisement […], folios 2ᵛ–3ʳAnd hereto they frame a wonderous great and large argumente gathered of the almightifull power of God, for that he is able to dooe muche greater and higher thinges then this.
1550, Peter Martyr Vermigli, A discourse or traictise […] concernynge the sacrament of the Lordes supper […], folio 6ᵛ
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