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almightiness
Variant of almighty
almighty
definition
al·mighty (ôl mīt′ē)
adjective
- having unlimited power; all-powerful
- Informal great; extreme an almighty nuisance
Etymology: ME almihtig < OE ealmihtig < eal, all + mihtig, mighty
adverb
Slang extremely
Related Forms:
- almightily al·might′i·ly adverb
- almightiness al·might′i·ness noun
almighty Idioms
the Almighty
God
the almighty dollar
☆Etymology: coined (1836) by Washington Irving
Informal money regarded figuratively as a god, or source of great power
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