omnipotence

[ om-nip-uh-tuh ns ]

/ ɒmˈnɪp ə təns /

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noun

the quality or state of being omnipotent.

(initial capital letter) God.

RELATED WORDS

control, mastery, authority, power, dominion

Nearby words

omnifarious, omnific, omnificent, omnifocal lens, omnigraph, omnipotence, omnipotent, omnipresent, omnirange, omniscience, omniscient

Origin of omnipotence

1560–70; < Late Latin omnipotentia, equivalent to Latin omnipotent- omnipotent + -ia; see -ence

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Examples from the Web for omnipotence

You can go to the Kaaba and shun Allah, but you cannot be a Congressman and question the omnipotence of the Nehru-Gandhi family.
Hold Onto Your Penis|David Frum, Justin Green|November 29, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She felt herself seized and carried away by the omnipotence of truth.
Doctor Pascal|Emile Zola
His temperament fitted his remorseless task, and his omnipotence made him inaccessible to reasonable argument.
Under Western Eyes|Joseph Conrad
In the omnipotence of spiritual life and power the soul must share or die.
True to His Home|Hezekiah Butterworth

To God we apply the attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence.
The Genius|Margaret Horton Potter
The omnipotence of God is irreconcilable with the idea of free will.
The Positive School of Criminology|Enrico Ferri