Omnipotence

//ɒmˈnɪpətəns// noun

noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Unlimited power; commonly attributed to a deity or deities. countable, uncountable

    "One purpose of the Freedom of Information Act is to make our society less of a police state. Until the CIA's omnipotence is seriously challenged, however, the xeroxed papers in my hand have little meaning. For now, they remind me of nothing less than the simple fact that evil forces still control our society."

  2. 2
    the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power wordnet

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all-powerfulnessalmightinesseternityglorygodheaven

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""Here's the traitor, Your Majesty!" "Please, Your Omnipotence, have mercy!" "After you've scrubbed all the floors in Hyrule, then we can talk about mercy! Take him away." "Yes, my liege!""

Etymology

From Late Middle English omnipotens, from Old French omnipotence, from Latin omnipotentia.

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