adj · name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɒmˈnɪp.ə.tənt/
General-American:/ɑmˈnɪp.ə.tənt/
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India:/ˈɔːm.nɪ.po.ʈenʈ/
CMU ARPABET:AA0 M N IH1 P AH0 T AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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adj
Meaning 1
Having unlimited power, force or authority.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
3
adj
Meaning 3
Arrant.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic
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4
name
Meaning 4
God.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
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5
noun
Meaning 5
An omnipotent being.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
having unlimited power
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: almighty, all-powerful
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English omnipotent(e), from Old French omnipotent, from Latin omnipotēns, omnipotentem.
Across languages
Translations
73 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عَلَى كُلِّ شَيْءٍ قَدِيرٌ
(ʕalā kulli šayʔin qadīrun)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Armenian:
ամենազոր
(amenazor)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Armenian:
ամենակարող
(amenakaroġ)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Bulgarian:
всемогъщ
(vsemogǎšt)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Catalan:
omnipotent
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Chinese Mandarin:
全能的
(quánnéng de)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Czech:
všemohoucí
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Czech:
všemocný
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Old Czech:
všemohúcí
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Dutch:
almachtig
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Esperanto:
ĉiopova
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Finnish:
kaikkivoipa
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Finnish:
kaikkivaltias
— having unlimited power, force or authority
French:
omnipotent
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Old French:
omnipotent
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Georgian:
ყოვლისშემძლე
(q̇ovlisšemʒle)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Georgian:
ყოვლადძლიერი
(q̇ovladʒlieri)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
German:
allmächtig
— having unlimited power, force or authority
German:
omnipotent
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Greek:
παντοδύναμος
(pantodýnamos)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Ancient Greek:
παντοκράτωρ
(pantokrátōr)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Hebrew:
כל יכול
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Hungarian:
mindenható
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Icelandic:
almáttugur
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Indonesian:
mahakuasa
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Irish:
uilechumhachtach
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Irish:
mórchumhachtach
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Irish:
ollchumhachtach
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Italian:
onnipotente
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Italian:
onnipossente
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Italian:
pantocratore
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Japanese:
全能の
(zennou no)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Latin:
omnipōtens
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Macedonian:
семоќен
(semoḱen)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Norwegian Bokmål:
allmektig
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Norwegian Nynorsk:
allmektig
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Occitan:
omnipotent
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Old Occitan:
omnipotent
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Church Slavic:
вьсемогы
(vĭsemogy)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Church Slavic:
ⰲⱐⱄⰵⰿⱁⰳⱏⰹ
(vĭsemogy)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Old English:
ælmihtiġ
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Polish:
wszechmocny
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Polish:
wszechmogący
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Portuguese:
omnipotente
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Portuguese:
onipotente
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Portuguese:
todo-poderoso
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Romanian:
omnipotent
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Romanian:
atotputernic
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Russian:
всемогу́щий
(vsemogúščij)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Russian:
всеси́льный
(vsesílʹnyj)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Serbo-Croatian:
све̏могӯћ
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Serbo-Croatian:
све̏моћан
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Serbo-Croatian:
svȅmogūć
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Serbo-Croatian:
svȅmoćan
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Spanish:
omnipotente
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Swedish:
omnipotent
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Swedish:
allsmäktig
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Tagalog:
kayanggawinlahat
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Telugu:
సర్వ శక్తివంతుడు
(sarva śaktivantuḍu)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Turkish:
muktedir
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Ukrainian:
всеси́льний
(vsesýlʹnyj)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Ukrainian:
всемогу́тній
(vsemohútnij)
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Vietnamese:
toàn năng
— having unlimited power, force or authority
Welsh:
hollalluog
— having unlimited power, force or authority