OMNIPOTENCE

OMNIPOTENCE
   the possession of the perfect FORM of POWER which is an attribute traditionally predicated of GOD.

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  • Omnipotence — (from Latin: Omni Potens: all power ) is unlimited power. Monotheistic religions generally attribute omnipotence to only the deity of whichever faith is being addressed. In the monotheistic philosophies of Abrahamic religions, omnipotence is… …   Wikipedia

  • omnipotence — [ ɔmnipɔtɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1387; bas lat. omnipotentia ♦ Didact. Puissance absolue, sans limitation. ⇒ toute puissance. Pouvoir absolu. ⇒ absolutisme, domination, suprématie. L omnipotence militaire. ⊗ CONTR. Impuissance. ● omnipotence nom féminin… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Omnipotence — • The power of God to effect whatever is not intrinsically impossible Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Omnipotence     Omnipotence      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Omnipotence — Om*nip o*tence, Omnipotency Om*nip o*ten*cy, n. [L. omnipotentia: cf. F. omnipotence.] 1. The state of being omnipotent; almighty power; hence, one who is omnipotent; the Deity. [1913 Webster] Will Omnipotence neglect to save The suffering virtue …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • omnipotence — index force (strength), influence, predominance, supremacy Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • omnipotence — (n.) 1560s, from L.L. omnipotentia almighty power, from omnipotentem (see OMNIPOTENT (Cf. omnipotent)). Related: Omnipotency (late 15c.) …   Etymology dictionary

  • omnipotence — [äm nip′ə təns] n. [MFr < LL omnipotentia] 1. the state or quality of being omnipotent 2. an omnipotent force 3. [O ] God …   English World dictionary

  • Omnipotence — La Création d Adam, représentée par Michel Ange sur le plafond de la chapelle Sixtine L omnipotence ou la toute puissance (du bas latin de omnipotentia, composé de omnis «tout» et de …   Wikipédia en Français

  • OMNIPOTENCE — s. f. Toute puissance. L omnipotence est un des attributs de Dieu.   Il se dit, particulièrement, de La faculté de décider souverainement en certaines matières. Omnipotence parlementaire. L omnipotence du jury …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • omnipotence — (o mni po tan s ) s. f. 1°   Toute puissance. L omnipotence divine. 2°   Faculté de décider souverainement en certaines matières. L omnipotence du jury. HISTORIQUE    XVIe s. •   Concevez l homme accompaigné d omnipotence, vous l abysmez ; il… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • omnipotence —    One naively assumes that omnipotence is the power to do anything. But this definition immediately runs into trouble: God is omnipotent and yet there appear to be actions that God lacks the power to do God does not have the power to learn or to …   Christian Philosophy

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