omnipotent

See also: Omnipotent

English

Etymology

Old French omnipotent, from Latin omnipotēns (“almighty”), from omnis (“all”) + potēns (“mighty, powerful”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɒmˈnɪpətənt/
  • Hyphenation: om‧nip‧o‧tent
  • Audio (US)(file)

Adjective

omnipotent (comparative more omnipotent, superlative most omnipotent)

  1. Having unlimited power, force or authority.
  2. (biology) Describing 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). See also pluripotent.

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Noun

omnipotent (plural omnipotents)

  1. An omnipotent being.

Further reading

  • omnipotent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
  • omnipotent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
  • omnipotent at OneLook Dictionary Search

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin omnipotēns (“almighty”), from omnis (“all”) + potēns (“mighty, powerful”).

Adjective

omnipotent (masculine and feminine plural omnipotents)

  1. omnipotent

Danish

Adjective

omnipotent (neuter omnipotent, plural and definite singular attributive omnipotente)

  1. omnipotent, almighty

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French

Etymology

From Latin omnipotēns (“almighty”), from omnis (“all”) + potēns (“mighty, powerful”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔm.ni.pɔ.tɑ̃/

Adjective

omnipotent (feminine singular omnipotente, masculine plural omnipotents, feminine plural omnipotentes)

  1. omnipotent

Further reading

German

Etymology

From Latin omnipotens.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɔmnipoˈtɛnt]
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: om‧ni‧po‧tent

Adjective

omnipotent (not comparable)

  1. omnipotent

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Further reading

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin omnipotēns (“almighty”), from omnis (“all”) + potēns (“mighty, powerful”).

Adjective

omnipotent m (oblique and nominative feminine singular omnipotent or omnipotente)

  1. omnipotent
    • 13th century, Unknown, La Vie de Saint Laurent, page 13, column 2, line 30:
      car tu es Deu omnipotent
      because you are the omnipotent God

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin omnipotēns.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌom.ni.poˈtent/
  • Hyphenation: om‧ni‧po‧tent

Adjective

omnipotent m, n (feminine singular omnipotentă, masculine plural omnipotenți, feminine and neuter plural omnipotente)

  1. omnipotent

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