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omnipotent

American  
[om-nip-uh-tuhnt] / ɒmˈnɪp ə tənt /

adjective

  1. almighty or infinite in power, as God.

  2. having very great or unlimited authority or power.

    Synonyms:
    supreme, mighty, powerful
    Antonyms:
    helpless, powerless, impotent

noun

  1. an omnipotent being.

  2. the Omnipotent, God.

omnipotent British  
/ ɒmˈnɪpətənt /

adjective

  1. having very great or unlimited power

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. an epithet for God

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • omnipotence noun
  • omnipotently adverb
  • unomnipotent adjective
  • unomnipotently adverb

Etymology

Origin of omnipotent

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English, from Latin omnipotent-, stem of omnipotēns “all-powerful”; equivalent to omni- + potent 1

Example Sentences

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“Uh…” Is the omnipotent Sky God asking me what to do?

From Literature

According to Sharp, “The rulers of governments and political systems are not omnipotent, nor do they possess self-generating power.”

From Salon

Why it needed to be a mysterious omnipotent organization, I don’t know; perhaps plain old racketeers and crooked gamblers felt insufficiently nefarious to power a boxing story in 2024.

From Los Angeles Times

Both men practiced what Calvin Coolidge preached — that persistence and determination are omnipotent.

From Salon

And in Los Angeles that was even more significant because until the early years of the last decade, Dr. Dre acted as an almost omnipotent gatekeeper controlling the levers of L.A. commercial hip-hop.

From Los Angeles Times