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English

Etymology

Old French omnipotent, from Latin omnipot?ns (“almighty”), from omnis (“all”) + pot?ns (“mighty, powerful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?n?p?t?nt/
• Hyphenation: om?nip?o?tent

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.

Synonyms

• almighty
• all-powerful

Related terms

• omnipotence

Translations

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, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• omnipotent at OneLook Dictionary Search

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin omnipot?ns (“almighty”), from omnis (“all”) + pot?ns (“mighty, powerful”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Valencian) IPA^(key): /om.ni.po?tent/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /um.ni.pu?ten/

Adjective

omnipotent (masculine and feminine plural omnipotents)

1. omnipotent

Related terms

• omnipotència

Further reading

• “omnipotent” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “omnipotent” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “omnipotent” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “omnipotent” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Danish

Adjective

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

1. omnipotent, almighty

Synonyms

• almægtig

Related terms

• omnipotens

French

Etymology

From Latin omnipot?ns (“almighty”), from omnis (“all”) + pot?ns (“mighty, powerful”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m.ni.p?.t??/

Adjective

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

1. omnipotent

Further reading

• “omnipotent” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German

Etymology

From Latin omnipotens.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?mnipo?t?nt]
• Hyphenation: om?ni?po?tent

Adjective

omnipotent (not comparable)

1. omnipotent

Declension

Synonyms

• allmächtig

Related terms

• Omnipotenz

Further reading

• “omnipotent” in Duden online

Old French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin omnipot?ns (“almighty”), from omnis (“all”) + pot?ns (“mighty, powerful”).

Adjective

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

1. omnipotent

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin omnipot?ns.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?om.ni.po?tent/
• Hyphenation: om?ni?po?tent

Adjective

omnipotent m or n (feminine singular omnipotent?, masculine plural omnipoten?i, feminine and neuter plural omnipotente)

1. omnipotent

Declension

Synonyms

• atotputernic

Related terms

• omnipoten??

References

• omnipotent in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin omniscientia (“all-knowledge”), from Latin omni- (“all”), and scient from the Latin scientia (“knowledge”).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /?m?n???ns/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /?m?n???ns/

Noun

omniscience (countable and uncountable, plural omnisciences)

1. The capacity to know everything.
   • 1848,, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair, Chapter 15:

     If, a few pages back, the present writer claimed the privilege of peeping into Miss Amelia Sedley's bedroom, and understanding with the omniscience the novelist all the gentle pains and passions which were tossing upon that innocent pillow, why should he not declare himself to be Rebecca's confidante too, master of her secrets, and seal-keeper of that young woman's conscience?

   Many people believe in God's omniscience.

Related terms

• omniscient

Translations

Further reading

• omniscience in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• omniscience in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• omniscience at OneLook Dictionary Search
• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “omniscience”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

French

Etymology

Medieval Latin omniscientia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m.ni.sj??s/
• Homophone: omnisciences
• Hyphenation: om?ni?science

Noun

omniscience f (plural omnisciences)

1. omniscience

Further reading

• “omniscience” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).