omnipotent

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UK/ɒmˈnɪp.ə.tənt/US/ɑmˈnɪp.ə.tənt/

adjective

Having unlimited power, force or authority.

“, omnivalent”

Meanings

omnipotent1

adjectiveomnipotent (comparative more omnipotent, superlative most omnipotent)

comparative more omnipotent · superlative most omnipotent

  1. Having unlimited power, force or authority.

    , omnivalent

    3 more examples

    Near-synonyms: plenipotent, plenipotentiary, omnicompetent

    And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mightie thundrings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Revelation 19:6

    All the spirits of the elements bowed down before him; but the future was still hidden from his eyes, and Death was omnipotent.

    1832, Letitia Elizabeth Landon, Heath's Book of Beauty, 1833, The Enchantress, pages 16–17

    Synonyms: almighty, all-powerful, plenipotent, plenipotentiary, omnicompetent

  2. biologyDescribing a cell (especially a stem cell) that is capable of developing into any type of cell or forming any type of tissue (also called a totipotent cell).
  3. archaicArrant.
nounomnipotent (plural omnipotents)

plural omnipotents

  1. An omnipotent being.

Omnipotent2

proper nounthe Omnipotent
  1. ChristianityGod.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving unlimited power, force or authority.

More synonyms by meaning

adjectivehaving unlimited power

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinomnipotēns, omnipotentem
  2. Old Frenchomnipotent
  3. Middle Englishomnipotent(e)
  4. Englishomnipotent

Inherited from Middle English omnipotent(e), from Old French omnipotent, from Latin omnipotēns, omnipotentem.

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Translations

Ancient Greek παντοκράτωρ
  • παντοκράτωρ (pantokrátōr)having unlimited power, force or authority
Arabic عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
  • عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ (ʕalā kulli šayʔin qadīrun)having unlimited power, force or authority
Bulgarian всемогъщ
  • всемогъщ (vsemogăšt)having unlimited power, force or authority
Catalan omnipotent
  • omnipotenthaving unlimited power, force or authority
Chinese Mandarin 全能的
  • 全能的 (quánnéng de)having unlimited power, force or authority
Czech všemohoucí, všemocný
  • všemohoucíhaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • všemocnýhaving unlimited power, force or authority
Dutch almachtig
  • almachtighaving unlimited power, force or authority
Esperanto ĉiopova, Plejpotenculo
  • ĉiopovahaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • PlejpotenculoGod
Finnish kaikkivoipa, kaikkivaltias
  • kaikkivoipahaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • kaikkivaltiashaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • KaikkivaltiasGod
French omnipotent
  • omnipotenthaving unlimited power, force or authority
German allmächtig, omnipotent
  • allmächtighaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • omnipotenthaving unlimited power, force or authority
Greek παντοδύναμος, Παντοδύναμος
  • παντοδύναμος (pantodýnamos)having unlimited power, force or authority
  • Παντοδύναμος (Pantodýnamos)God
Hebrew כל יכול
  • כל יכולhaving unlimited power, force or authority
Hungarian mindenható, Mindenható
  • mindenhatóhaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • MindenhatóGod
Icelandic almáttugur, almáttugur Guð
  • almáttugurhaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • almáttugur GuðGod
Indonesian mahakuasa
  • mahakuasahaving unlimited power, force or authority
Irish uilechumhachtach, mórchumhachtach
  • uilechumhachtachhaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • mórchumhachtachhaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • ollchumhachtachhaving unlimited power, force or authority
Italian onnipotente, onnipossente
  • onnipotentehaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • onnipossentehaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • pantocratorehaving unlimited power, force or authority
Japanese 全能の
  • 全能の (zennou no)having unlimited power, force or authority
Latin omnipōtens
  • omnipōtenshaving unlimited power, force or authority
Norwegian Bokmål allmektig
  • allmektighaving unlimited power, force or authority
Polish wszechmocny, wszechmogący
  • wszechmocnyhaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • wszechmogącyhaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • WszechmogącyGod
Portuguese omnipotente, onipotente
  • omnipotentehaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • onipotentehaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • todo-poderosohaving unlimited power, force or authority
Romanian omnipotent, atotputernic
  • omnipotenthaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • atotputernichaving unlimited power, force or authority
Russian всемогу́щий, всеси́льный
  • всемогу́щий (vsemogúščij)having unlimited power, force or authority
  • всеси́льный (vsesílʹnyj)having unlimited power, force or authority
Spanish omnipotente
  • omnipotentehaving unlimited power, force or authority
Swedish omnipotent, allsmäktig
  • omnipotenthaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • allsmäktighaving unlimited power, force or authority
  • AllmaktenGod
  • den AllsmäktigeGod
Tagalog kayanggawinlahat
  • kayanggawinlahathaving unlimited power, force or authority
Turkish muktedir
  • muktedirhaving unlimited power, force or authority
Ukrainian всеси́льний, всемогу́тній
  • всеси́льний (vsesýlʹnyj)having unlimited power, force or authority
  • всемогу́тній (vsemohútnij)having unlimited power, force or authority
Vietnamese toàn năng
  • toàn nănghaving unlimited power, force or authority
Welsh hollalluog
  • hollalluoghaving unlimited power, force or authority
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