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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OMNIP'OTENT, a. [supra.]
1. Almighty; possessing unlimited power; all powerful. The being that can create worlds must be omnipotent.
2. Having unlimited power of a particular kind; as omnipotent love.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: having unlimited power [syn: almighty, all-powerful, omnipotent]

Merriam Webster's

I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin omnipotent-, omnipotens, from omni- + potent-, potens potent Date: 14th century 1. often capitalized almighty 1 2. having virtually unlimited authority or influence <an omnipotent ruler> 3. obsolete arrant • omnipotently adverb II. noun Date: 1600 1. one who is omnipotent 2. capitalized god 1

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 having great or absolute power. 2 having great influence. Derivatives: omnipotence n. omnipotently adv. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L omnipotens (as OMNI-, POTENT(1))

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Omnipotent Om*nip"o*tent, a. [F., fr.L. omnipotens, -entis; omnis all + potens powerful, potent. See Potent.] 1. Able in every respect and for every work; unlimited in ability; all-powerful; almighty; as, the Being that can create worlds must be omnipotent. God's will and pleasure and his omnipotent power. --Sir T. More. 2. Having unlimited power of a particular kind; as, omnipotent love. --Shak. The Omnipotent, The Almighty; God. --Milton.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

Someone or something that is omnipotent has complete power over things or people. (FORMAL) Doug lived in the shadow of his seemingly omnipotent father. = all-powerful ADJ

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

I. a. Almighty, all-powerful. II. n. [With The prefixed.] God, the Almighty.

Moby Thesaurus

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