HealthAugust 1, 2026

omnipotence

om-NIP-uh-tuns

Definition

The quality of having unlimited power, authority, or influence; the state of being all-powerful.

Etymology

Derived from the Latin word 'omnipotentia,' a combination of 'omnis' (all) and 'potens' (powerful), which entered Middle English via Old French.

In the news

In the article, the author describes political elites as being intoxicated by their own omnipotence, using it to explain their reckless and authoritarian approach to redrawing provincial boundaries.

The Mirage of Fragmentation: Territorial Redrawing or Structural Pathology in the Federal Republic?

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