Almighty power

  • 1almighty — /ɔlˈmaɪti / (say awl muytee) adjective 1. possessing all power; omnipotent: God Almighty. 2. having great might; overpowering: the almighty power of the press. 3. Colloquial great; extreme: *On top of that he upset the frying pan with an almighty …

  • 2almighty — [ôl mīt′ē] adj. [ME almihtig < OE ealmihtig < eal, ALL + mihtig, MIGHTY] 1. having unlimited power; all powerful 2. Informal great; extreme [an almighty nuisance] adv. Slang extremely extremely …

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  • 3Almighty dollar — is an idiom often used to satirize an obsession for material wealth (the phrase implies that money is a kind of deity). The phrase is commonly attributed to Washington Irving, who used it in the story The Creole Village , which was first… …

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  • 4almighty — [adj1] having complete power, control absolute, all powerful, invincible, mighty, omnipotent, puissant, supreme, unlimited; concept 540 Ant. insignificant, powerless, weak almighty [adj2] godlike all knowing, all seeing, boundless, celestial,… …

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  • 5Power of the Keys —     Power of the Keys     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Power of the Keys     The expression power of the keys is derived from Christ s words to St. Peter (in Matthew 16:19). The promise there made finds its explanation in Isaias 22, in which the key …

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  • 6almighty — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ealmihtig, from eall all + mihtig mighty Date: before 12th century 1. often capitalized having absolute power over all < Almighty God > 2. a. relatively unlimited in power < an almight …

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  • 7Almighty — The Almighty Gründung 1987 Genre Hard Rock Website http://www.thealmighty.co.uk Aktuelle Besetzung Gesang, Gitarre Ricky Warwick (1987–1996, 2000–2001, seit 2006) …

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  • 8almighty — almightily, adv. almightiness, n. /awl muy tee/, adj. 1. having unlimited power; omnipotent, as God. 2. having very great power, influence, etc.: The almighty press condemned him without trial. 3. Informal. extreme; terrible: He s in an almighty&#8230; …

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  • 9almighty — al•might•y [[t]ɔlˈmaɪ ti[/t]] adj. 1) having unlimited power; omnipotent, as God 2) having very great power, influence, etc.: the almighty press[/ex] 3) inf Informal. extreme; terrible: He s in an almighty fix[/ex] 4) inf Informal. extremely: It&#8230; …

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  • 10Almighty Saints — The Almighty Saints is a street gang founded in the early 1960s by Polish juveniles of the Back of the Yards neighborhood of Chicago. The name Saints was borrowed from the TV series of the same name as you can see by the similarities of the&#8230; …

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