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[ awl -pou -er-fuh l ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈɔlˈpaʊ ər fəl / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective having or exercising exclusive and unlimited authority; omnipotent.
Origin of all-powerful First recorded in 1685–95
Words nearby all-powerful alloy steel, allozyme, all-pass, all-points bulletin, Allport, all-powerful , all present and accounted for, all-purpose, All Quiet on the Western Front, all right, all right for you
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Example sentences from the Web for all-powerful How her role became more “maternal rather than marital,” and branding Hawking an “all-powerful emperor” and “masterly puppeteer.”
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He seems like an all-powerful character, except he gets killed.
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Two years later, she and her husband were all-powerful , supporting their nephew as he took the reins of power.
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He was this odd, all-powerful , little child who had a proxy that was a terrifying alien named Balok.
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In 1800 the overwhelming majority of Americans defined themselves as subjects of a distant, all-powerful God.
How the American Novel Lost Its Religion | Philip F. Gura| April 18, 2013| DAILY BEAST
The gods of the strange peoples cringed in the dust before the all-powerful "Eternal."
Jewish History | S. M. Dubnow
It would be so comforting to pray to an all-powerful being who might be kind enough to protect him.
The Saracen: The Holy War | Robert Shea
He rests in peace,” he said; “he trusted in One all-powerful to save, though he made but little profession of his faith.
The Heir of Kilfinnan | W.H.G. Kingston
And she called on the All-powerful for aid, and ran with him into the garden of the house, and lo!
The Shaving of Shagpat, Complete | George Meredith
I shall be all-powerful , and you will be baronet and lieutenant of the Tower the day after.
The Dramas of Victor Hugo | Victor Hugo
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British Dictionary definitions for all-powerful adjective possessing supreme power; omnipotent
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