noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɒmˈnɪpətəns/
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CMU ARPABET:AA0 M N IH1 P AH0 T AH0 N S
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1
noun
Meaning 1
Unlimited power; commonly attributed to a deity or deities.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: omnipotency
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: state
Narrower terms: God's Will
History
Etymology
From Late Middle English omnipotens, from Old French omnipotence, from Latin omnipotentia.
Across languages
Translations
44 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Basque:
ahalguztiduntasun
— unlimited power
Bulgarian:
всемогъщие
(vsemogǎštie)
— unlimited power
Catalan:
omnipotència
— unlimited power
Cornish:
ollgallos
— unlimited power
Czech:
všemohoucnost
— unlimited power
Dutch:
almacht
— unlimited power
Finnish:
kaikkivoipaisuus
— unlimited power
French:
omnipotence
— unlimited power
Georgian:
ყოვლისშემძლეობა
(q̇ovlisšemʒleoba)
— unlimited power
Georgian:
ყოვლადძლიერება
(q̇ovladʒliereba)
— unlimited power
German:
Allmacht
— unlimited power
German:
Allmächtigkeit
— unlimited power
German:
Omnipotenz
— unlimited power
Greek:
παντοδυναμία
(pantodynamía)
— unlimited power
Ancient Greek:
παντοκρατορία
(pantokratoría)
— unlimited power
Hungarian:
mindenhatóság
— unlimited power
Icelandic:
almætti
— unlimited power
Irish:
uilechumhacht
— unlimited power
Italian:
onnipotenza
— unlimited power
Japanese:
全能
(zennō)
— unlimited power
Latin:
omnipotentia
— unlimited power
Macedonian:
семоќ
(semoḱ)
— unlimited power
Macedonian:
семоќност
(semoḱnost)
— unlimited power
Old English:
ælmiht
— unlimited power
Polish:
wszechmoc
— unlimited power
Portuguese:
omnipotência
— unlimited power
Portuguese:
onipotência
— unlimited power
Romanian:
omnipotență
— unlimited power
Romanian:
atotputernicie
— unlimited power
Russian:
всемогущество
(vsemoguščestvo)
— unlimited power
Serbo-Croatian:
omnipotèncija
— unlimited power
Serbo-Croatian:
svȅmōć
— unlimited power
Serbo-Croatian:
svȅmoćnōst f svemoguć
— unlimited power
Serbo-Croatian:
svemogućnost
— unlimited power
Spanish:
omnipotencia
— unlimited power
Swahili:
kudura
— unlimited power
Swedish:
omnipotens
— unlimited power
Swedish:
allsmäktighet
— unlimited power
Swedish:
allmakt
— unlimited power
Tagalog:
pagkakayanggawinlahat
— unlimited power
Telugu:
అనంతశక్తి
(anantaśakti)
— unlimited power
Ukrainian:
всеси́лля
(vsesýllja)
— unlimited power
Ukrainian:
всемогу́тність
(vsemohútnistʹ)
— unlimited power
