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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Almighty power; infinite power as an attribute of deity; hence, God himself.
  • noun Infinite resource; unbounded power.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun The state of being omnipotent; almighty power; hence, one who is omnipotent; the Deity.
  • noun Unlimited power of a particular kind.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Unlimited power; commonly attributed to a deity or deities.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power

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Examples

  • The Holy Father highlighted the importance of understanding that God's omnipotence is not an arbitrary power, because God is Good, He is Truth.

    Insight Scoop | The Ignatius Press Blog: 2009

  • The Holy Father highlighted the importance of understanding that God's omnipotence is not an arbitrary power, because God is Good, He is Truth.

    Benedict XVI: "We must bring the truth of God back into the world, make Him known" 2009

  • His omnipotence is the capacity to apply the DoShit method on any number of those variables directly and instantaneously, and change them, regardless of the laws of physic, regardless even of the dictates of causality and logic.

    THE HALLS OF PENTHEUS -- PART FOUR Hal Duncan 2007

  • His omnipotence is the capacity to apply the DoShit method on any number of those variables directly and instantaneously, and change them, regardless of the laws of physic, regardless even of the dictates of causality and logic.

    Archive 2007-04-01 Hal Duncan 2007

  • -- In this solemn and impressive prayer, in which they make public confession of their sins, and deprecate the judgments due to the transgressions of their fathers, they begin with a profound adoration of God, whose supreme majesty and omnipotence is acknowledged in the creation, preservation, and government of all.

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • I always thought the idea of omnipotence sounded really awesome.

    October 2008 2008

  • I always thought the idea of omnipotence sounded really awesome.

    October 2008 2008

  • I always thought the idea of omnipotence sounded really awesome.

    God prevails. For now. 2008

  • I always thought the idea of omnipotence sounded really awesome.

    Humorous Cases 2008

  • I always thought the idea of omnipotence sounded really awesome.

    God prevails. For now. 2008

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