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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryom·nip·o·tent I \-tənt\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin omnipotent-, omnipotens, from omni- + potent-, potens potent DATE 14th century1. often capitalized : almighty 12. having virtually unlimited authority or influence an omnipotent ruler3. obsolete : arrant• om·nip·o·tent·ly adverb II noun DATE 16001. one who is omnipotent2. capitalized : god 1English Etymologyomnipotent early 14c., from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. omnipotent (11c.), from L. omnipotentem(nom. omnipotens) "all-powerful, almighty," from omnis "all" (see omni-) + potens (gen. potentis) "powerful" (see potent). Strictly only of God or a deity; general sense of "having absolute power or authority" is attested from 1590s.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7omnipotentom·nipo·tent / Cm5nipEtEnt; NAmE B:m- / adjective (formal)having total power; able to do anything 万能的；全能的；无所不能的: an omnipotent God 全能的上帝 • om·nipo·tence / -tEns / noun [U] : the omnipotence of God 上帝的全能 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedom·nip·o·tentI. \-nt\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin omnipotent-, omnipotens, from omni- omn- + potent-, potens potent — more at potent1. often capitalized : almighty 1a < lift up our mind in contemplation of the aid of the Omnipotent Deity — P.N.Ure >2. a. obsolete : arrant < this is the most omnipotent villain that ever cried “Stand!” to a true man — Shakespeare > b. : having virtually unlimited authority or influence : all-powerful :possessing infinite capacity < for five years this man was the omnipotent leader of the Roman mob — J.A.Froude > < enjoy smoothly functioning and omnipotent libraries — H.N.Southern >II. noun(-s)1. : one who is omnipotent2. capitalized : almighty II

Omnipotent Capitalized From Adjective Noun Om·Nip·O·Tent Middle English