Almighty
[ɔːl'maɪtɪ] or [ɔl'maɪti]
Definition
(a.) Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful; irresistible.
(a.) Great; extreme; terrible.
Inputed by Clara
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Omnipotent, all-powerful, all-sufficient.
n. [With The prefixed.] God.
Typist: Wesley
Definition
adj. possessing all might or power: omnipotent: very powerful generally: (slang) mighty great.—Older form Almight′.—adv. Almight′ily.—ns. Almight′iness Almight′yship.—The Almighty God; The almighty dollar a phrase of Washington Irving's expressive of the greatness of the power of money.
Editor: Susanna
Examples
- May the Almighty for ever bless you! Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- Cassy drew back; and, clasping her hands, looked upward, and said, O, great Almighty God! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Defoe could not think that God Almighty had made women so glorious, with souls capable of the same accomplishments with men, and all to be only stewards of our houses, cooks, and slaves. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- God Almighty has not cut me out for a fine gentleman. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- The Lord Almighty, said Tom. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- It would be flying in the face of the Almighty that's prospered him. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- God Almighty bless you! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- But if the Almighty's allowed it, he means to punish him for it. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- He would not allow old Athanasius to speak to me of sacred things, and I know nothing, save that there is an Almighty Being called God. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- The Almighty hath dealt _very bitterly_ with me! Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- I remember Mr. Cheshire, with his irons, trying to make people straight when the Almighty had made them crooked. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I shall do my duty, and it remains to be seen what the Almighty will allow. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- God Almighty forbid I should ever set eyes on you again. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
- And if that's to be it, what has it pleased the Almighty to make families for? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- I appeal to God Almighty;--I'm willing to go with the case to Him, and ask Him if I do wrong to seek my freedom. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Typist: Merritt