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See more synonyms for almighty on Thesaurus.com having unlimited power; omnipotent, as God . having very great power, influence, etc.: The almighty press condemned him without trial. Informal extreme; terrible: He's in an almighty fix. Show More
Informal extremely: It's almighty hot. Show More
Origin of almighty before 900; Middle English; Old English ælmihtig, ealmihtig, equivalent to
æl-, eal- all (cognate with
Old Norse al- <
*ol-o- ) +
mihtig (
miht, meaht might2 +
-ig -y1 ); cf.
Alemanni Related forms al·might·i·ly , adverb al·might·i·ness , noun Dictionary.com Unabridged
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Related Words for almighty absolute ,
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puissant ,
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eternal British Dictionary definitions for almighty all-powerful; omnipotent informal (intensifier) an almighty row Show More
informal (intensifier) an almighty loud bang Show More
Derived Forms almightily , adverb almightiness , noun the Almighty another name for God Show More
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Word Origin and History for almighty adj. Old English ælmihtig "all-powerful," also a by-name of God; compound of æl (see all ) + mihtig (see mighty ); common Germanic (cf. 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 .
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