all-powerfulness
|all-pow-er-ful-ness|
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/ɔl ˈpaʊərfəlnəs/
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/ɔːl ˈpaʊəf(ə)lnəs/
state of unlimited power
Etymology
'all-powerfulness' originates from English, specifically the combination 'all' + 'powerful' + the suffix '-ness', where 'all' (from Old English 'eall') meant 'entire, every', 'power' (via Old French 'poeir/povoir' from Latin 'posse') meant 'to be able', and '-ness' meant 'state or quality.'
'All' came from Old English 'eall'. 'Power' entered Middle English via Anglo-Norman/Old French from Latin 'posse'. 'Powerful' developed in Late Middle English. The abstract noun 'all-powerfulness' was later formed in Modern English by adding '-ness' to 'all-powerful'.
Initially, it meant the 'state of being all-powerful,' and this meaning has remained essentially the same in modern usage.
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Noun 1
the state or quality of being all-powerful; omnipotence.
Philosophers have long debated the logical limits of all-powerfulness.
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Noun 2
in theology, an attribute ascribed to a deity denoting unlimited power.
Many believers affirm the all-powerfulness of God.
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Last updated: 2025/08/10 02:52