omnipotent

[om-nip-uh-tuh nt] /ɒmˈnɪp ə tənt/
adjective
1.
almighty or infinite in power, as God.
2.
having very great or unlimited authority or power.
noun
3.
an omnipotent being.
4.
the Omnipotent, God.
Origin
1275-1325; Middle English < Latin omnipotent- (stem of omnipotēns), equivalent to omni- omni- + potent- (see potent1)
Related forms
omnipotently, adverb
unomnipotent, adjective
unomnipotently, adverb
Can be confused
omnipotent, omniscient.
Synonyms
2. powerful, mighty, supreme.
Antonyms
2. impotent, powerless, helpless.
Examples from the web for omnipotent
  • It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.
  • The dashing violin and the omnipotent piano are much more visible, with dance cards full of concertos.
British Dictionary definitions for omnipotent

omnipotent

/ɒmˈnɪpətənt/
adjective
1.
having very great or unlimited power
noun
2.
the Omnipotent, an epithet for God
Derived Forms
omnipotence, noun
omnipotently, adverb
Word Origin
C14: via Old French from Latin omnipotens all-powerful, from omni- + potens, from posse to be able
Word Origin and History for omnipotent
adj.

early 14c., from Old French omnipotent "almighty, all-powerful" (11c.) or directly from Latin omnipotentem (nominative omnipotens) "all-powerful, almighty," from omnis "all" (see omni-) + potens (genitive potentis) "powerful" (see potent). Strictly only of God or a deity; general sense of "having absolute power or authority" is attested from 1590s.