| 单词 | almighty |
| 释义 | almighty (once / 3842 pages) adj Anything that's almighty is extremely powerful. In fact, being almighty gives something (or someone) an infinite amount of power. Originally, the adjective almighty was capitalized and used to refer to God. It comes from the Old English ælmihtig, "all-powerful." You could also describe something that's almighty as "omnipotent" or even "godlike." Today people often use almighty in a sarcastic or ironic way to talk about things that exert a ridiculously huge amount of control over people: "All he cares about is the almighty dollar." WORD FAMILYalmighty: almightily USAGE EXAMPLESI mean, God almighty, it was very exasperating. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) “You are the almighty God, our God forever.” Los Angeles Times(Dec 24, 2016) But it will be an almighty shock if the Fed doesn’t hike today.... The Guardian(Dec 14, 2016) adj having unlimited power Syn all-powerful, omnipotent powerful having great power or force or potency or effect Almighty (once / 808 pages) n The Almighty is another word for God. If you practice a Judeo-Christian religion, you're probably familiar with mentions of the Almighty. You're most likely to come across references to God as the Almighty in a Christian Bible, although one common Hebrew name for God, El Shaddai, can be translated as either "the Almighty," or "the all sufficient." The Old English source is ælmihtig, a compound of æl, "all," and mihtig, or "mighty," which is rooted in miht, "might," but also "power or authority." WORD FAMILYAlmighty: Almighties USAGE EXAMPLESAs I feast on my crow, I will thank the Almighty for my fellow Americans and pray for healing, togetherness and unity. Seattle Times(Nov 12, 2016) The Almighty plays a central part in the hallowed 12 steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. The Guardian(Nov 08, 2016) Khomeini’s regime was a seemingly omnipotent police state that claimed to derive legitimacy from Almighty God. Wall Street Journal(Oct 21, 2016) n terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God Syn|Exp|Exp|Hypo Creator, Divine, God Almighty, Godhead, Jehovah, Lord, Maker Father-God God when considered as the first person in the Trinity Logosthe divine word of God; the second person in the Trinity (incarnate in Jesus) Holy Spiritthe third person in the Trinity; Jesus promised the Apostles that he would send the Holy Spirit after his Crucifixion and Resurrection; it came on Pentecost God, Supreme Being the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions Blessed Trinity, Holy Trinity, Sacred Trinity, Trinity the union of the Father and Son and Holy Ghost in one Godhead hypostasis, hypostasis of Christany of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united |
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