Omnipotence
11omnipotence — 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 …
12OMNIPOTENCE — n. f. Toute puissance. L’omnipotence est un des attributs de Dieu. Il se dit particulièrement de la Faculté de décider souverainement en certaines matières. L’omnipotence du jury …
13omnipotence — [[t]ɒmnɪ̱pətəns[/t]] N UNCOUNT Omnipotence is the state of having total authority or power. [FORMAL] ...the omnipotence of God …
14omnipotence — noun the omnipotence of God Syn: all powerfulness, almightiness, supremacy, preeminence, supreme power, absolute power, unlimited power; invincibility Ant: powerlessness …
15omnipotence — omnipotent ► ADJECTIVE ▪ having unlimited or very great power. DERIVATIVES omnipotence noun. ORIGIN Latin omnipotens …
16Omnipotence paradox — Part of a series on Atheism …
17omnipotence, paradox of — 1 Not a true paradox, but a term for the difficulties surrounding free will in a universe governed by an all powerful being, who seems therefore to foresee and connive at our wrongdoing, or even to have abetted it. See free will defence. 2 The… …
18omnipotence — noun Date: 15th century 1. the quality or state of being omnipotent 2. an agency or force of unlimited power …
19omnipotence — /om nip euh teuhns/, n. 1. the quality or state of being omnipotent. 2. (cap.) God. [1560 70; < LL omnipotentia, equiv. to L omnipotent OMNIPOTENT + ia; see ENCE] * * * …
20omnipotence — noun Unlimited power; commonly attributed to a deity or deities See Also: omnipotent, Omnipotent …
