omnipotent

UK /ɒmˈnɪp.ə.tənt/ US /ɒmˈnɪp.ə.tənt/

adj 3noun 1name 1

Definitions

adj

Having unlimited power, force or authority.

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.

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).

Arrant.

noun

An omnipotent being.

name

God.

Collocations

ADJ.

eternal, omniscient

VERB + OMNIPOTENT

gone, isn't

OMNIPOTENT + NOUN

child, god, omnipresent, reigneth

PREP.

from, with

ADV.

only, safely

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — having unlimited power

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Near-synonyms: plenipotent, plenipotentiary, omnicompetent

Wiktionary

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.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

Can an omnipotent God create a stone so heavy that even He may not lift it?

Tatoeba · #422961

Only God can safely be omnipotent.

Tatoeba · #1383245

Unfortunately, he had gone from being omnipotent God to being a powerless, dirty, small and insignificant man in a corner of a small province in a giant empire.

Tatoeba · #3503516

Usage Notes

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