omnipotent
/ɒmˈnɪpətənt/ (bre, ipa) · /ɑːmˈnɪpətənt/ (ame, ipa) · /äm-ˈni-pə-tənt/ (ame, mw)
omnipotent — adjective
- omnipotentpositive
- more omnipotentcomparative
- most omnipotentsuperlative
1. having such complete power that nothing and no one can limit what you decide or
having such complete power that nothing and no one can limit what you decide or do
The villagers prayed to an omnipotent god during the long drought.
omnipotent + god in religious context
In the novel, the queen seems omnipotent because every judge obeys her.
Kian spoke as if the company were omnipotent and could change every law.
The children imagined an omnipotent wizard who could stop storms with a song.
- all-powerful
the closest everyday equivalent, though still somewhat formal
- almighty
especially common in religious language
- supreme
stresses highest authority, not always unlimited power
文法句型
be omnipotent
an omnipotent ruler
an omnipotent god
用法筆記
Most often used in religious, political, or literary contexts rather than in ordinary conversation. It commonly describes a god, ruler, or institution whose power seems impossible to resist.
常見錯誤
omnipotent — noun
1. a person or group with such complete control that others cannot limit its decisi
a person or group with such complete control that others cannot limit its decisions
After the coup, the general ruled like an omnipotent who feared no court.
an omnipotent = ruler with no practical limits
Many citizens treated the party leader as an omnipotent above the law.
In the old poem, no farmer dares question the local omnipotent.
The board finally removed the omnipotent who had controlled the company for decades.
- subject
someone under another person's power
- subordinate
someone with lower rank or authority
文法句型
an omnipotent
the omnipotent who + clause
treat someone as an omnipotent
用法筆記
Usually refers to a ruler, government, or other power treated as if no limits apply. It is far more common in formal, historical, or literary writing than in everyday speech.
2. God understood as the being whose power has no limit
God understood as the being whose power has no limit
The hymn praises the Omnipotent for guarding sailors through the storm.
the Omnipotent as a title for God
Yael whispered that only the Omnipotent could judge the dead king.
In the painting, light pours from the Omnipotent onto the kneeling crowd.
The preacher asked the village to trust the Omnipotent in hard times.
- God
the neutral and far more common word
- the Almighty
another formal religious title
- the Lord
common in Christian religious language
文法句型
the Omnipotent
trust the Omnipotent
praise the Omnipotent
用法筆記
Used with 'the' and usually capitalized when it means God. This sense belongs to religious or literary language, not casual conversation.