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Almighty vs Powerful - What's the difference?

almighty | powerful |

As adjectives the difference between almighty and powerful

is that almighty is unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful; irresistible while powerful is having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.

As a proper noun Almighty

is god, the supreme being.

almighty

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Unlimited in might; omnipotent; all-powerful; irresistible.
    • I am the Almighty God. --Gen. xvii. 1.
  • (slang) Great; extreme; terrible.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2012
    • , date=May 21 , author=Tom Fordyce , title=England v West Indies: Hosts cruise home in Lord's Test , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=When Jonathan Trott and Kevin Pietersen both went cheaply inside the first hour on the fifth day, a further 134 were needed and there was a genuine sense that an almighty upset might just come off.}}
  • Having very great power, influence, etc.
    • The almighty press condemned him without trial

    Quotations

    * 2007 , Richard Laymon, Savage , page 203: *: I stepped into the clear, rushing water. It was almighty cold!

    Synonyms

    * omnipotent * all-powerful

    Related terms

    * might * mighty

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    powerful

    English

    Alternative forms

    * powerfull * powreful * powrefull

    Adjective

    (en-adj)
  • Having, or capable of exerting power, potency or influence.
  • * (William Shakespeare)
    • The powerful grace that lies / In herbs, plants, stones, and their true qualities.
  • *{{quote-book, year=1963, author=(Margery Allingham), title=(The China Governess)
    • , chapter=19 citation , passage=As soon as Julia returned with a constable, Timothy, who was on the point of exhaustion, prepared to give over to him gratefully. The newcomer turned out to be a powerful youngster, fully trained and eager to help, and he stripped off his tunic at once.}}
  • (mining) Large; capacious; said of veins of ore.

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