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
  • (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).

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /om.ni.poˈtent/
  • (Central) IPA(key): /um.ni.puˈten/

Adjective

omnipotent (masculine and feminine plural omnipotents)

  1. omnipotent
  • omnipotència

Further reading


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/
  • (file)

Adjective

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

  1. omnipotent

Further reading


German

Etymology

From Latin omnipotens.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

omnipotent (not comparable)

  1. omnipotent

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

  1. omnipotent

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