How do you pronounce omnipotent?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɑmˈnɪp.ə.tənt/.

Where does omnipotent come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

omnipotent

/ɑmˈnɪp.ə.tənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables: om-ni-po-tent
IPA: /ɑmˈnɪp.ə.tənt/

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Meaning

adj

Having unlimited power, force or authority.

adj

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).

adj

Arrant.

Archaic

noun

An omnipotent being.

name

God.

Example Sentences

", omnivalent"
"Near-synonyms: plenipotent, plenipotentiary, omnicompetent"
"And I heard as it were the voice of a great multitude, and as the voice of many waters, and as the voice of mightie thundrings, saying, Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth."
"All the spirits of the elements bowed down before him; but the future was still hidden from his eyes, and Death was omnipotent."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English omnipotent(e), from Old French omnipotent, from Latin omnipotēns, omnipotentem.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *h₃ep-, omnipotent, omnipotēns

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɑmˈnɪp.ə.tənt/
British English: /ɒmˈnɪp.ə.tənt/

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more omnipotent (comparative) most omnipotent (superlative) omnipotents (plural) the Omnipotent (canonical)

Derived Forms

nonomnipotent omnipotently superomnipotent unomnipotent

Frequently Paired Words

omnipotence omnipotency omnipotentiality omnipresent all-present omniscient all-knowing omnicompetent

Synonyms

almighty all-powerful plenipotent plenipotentiary omnicompetent