omnipotence
/ɑm ˈnɪ pə təns/
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Definition(s):
- (n) the state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power
Usage(s):
- In olden times, mainly the late 1990s, faith in Greenspan's omnipotence was expressed almost exclusively in positive terms.
- Children often have delusions of omnipotence, and perhaps adult megalomania derives from that, with a sinister admixture of the child's spirit of play and exhibitionism.
- Finally, his feckless battle plans in Afghanistan and Iraq were the result of his reflexive belief in American omnipotence and an underestimation of our enemies' intransigence.
Quotes
- "Interference of the State, the belief in the omnipotence of the State: that is a reaction to market failures," Mr Putin said in his keynote address at the opening of the four-day meeting. "There is a temptation to expand direct interference...on Jan 28, 2009 By: Vladimir Putin Source: Times Online
- "The climate alarmists believe in their own omnipotence, in knowing better than millions of rationally behaving men and women what is right or wrong," says Klaus.on Jun 1, 2008 By: Vaclav Klaus Source: NewsByUs
- The Prime Minister was further criticised by the Church when Archbishop Angelo Bagnasco of Genoa, head of the Conference, warned against "men drunk on a delirium of their own greatness, who touch the illusion of omnipotence and distort moral...on Jun 25, 2009 By: Angelo Bagnasco Source: Times Online
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