omnipotent

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The Word of the Day for June 11 is:

omnipotent   \ahm-NIP-uh-tunt\   adjective
      : having virtually unlimited authority or influence

Example sentence:
      Small children often believe their parents to be omnipotent, capable of 
commanding any situation or resolving any problem they find before them.

Did you know?
      The word "omnipotent" made its way into English through Anglo-French, but 
it ultimately derives from the Latin prefix "omni-," meaning "all," and the 
word "potens," meaning "potent." The "omni" prefix has also given us similar 
words such as "omniscient" (meaning "all-knowing") and "omnivorous" (describing 
an animal that eats both plants and other animals). Although "omnipotent" is 
used in general contexts to mean "all-powerful" (as in "an omnipotent 
warlord"), its original applications in English referred specifically to the 
power held by an almighty God. The word has been used as an English adjective 
since the 14th century; since 1600 it has also been used as a noun referring to 
one who is omnipotent.




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