Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character of being powerful; force; power; might; potency; efficacy.
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- noun The quality of being
powerful
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- noun possession of controlling influence
Etymologies
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Examples
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The "powerfulness" of the ending would be incredible if they chose to do that: no Edward throughout the beginning of the movie, but in the end he returns. (well Bella finds him, but you get the point)
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The "powerfulness" of the ending would be incredible if they chose to do that: no Edward throughout the beginning of the movie, but in the end he returns. (well Bella finds him, but you get the point)
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I think new advances in technology will truly take away from the powerfulness of the show.
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While the latter seem to isolate a single attribute -- all-goodness, all-lovingness, all-powerfulness -- and decide the issue on that basis alone, the former simply emphasize a single attribute but cling to a more complex composite of divine "character."
Sherman A. Jackson: The Problem of Suffering: Muslim Theological Reflections 2010
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While the latter seem to isolate a single attribute -- all-goodness, all-lovingness, all-powerfulness -- and decide the issue on that basis alone, the former simply emphasize a single attribute but cling to a more complex composite of divine "character."
Sherman A. Jackson: The Problem of Suffering: Muslim Theological Reflections 2010
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Ash'arites appear stoic in privileging God's all-powerfulness, but only if they are seen as negating God's goodness, mercy, justice and other attributes.
Sherman A. Jackson: The Problem of Suffering: Muslim Theological Reflections 2010
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Ash'arites appear stoic in privileging God's all-powerfulness, but only if they are seen as negating God's goodness, mercy, justice and other attributes.
Sherman A. Jackson: The Problem of Suffering: Muslim Theological Reflections 2010
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"It will be deadlier than what was made on Nov. 23 in terms of the powerfulness and sphere of the strike," an unnamed North Korean military official said in a statement carried by Pyongyang's official Korean Central News Agency.
South Korea drilling plans bring new threats from North Korea Chico Harlan 2010
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While the latter seem to isolate a single attribute -- all-goodness, all-lovingness, all-powerfulness -- and decide the issue on that basis alone, the former simply emphasize a single attribute but cling to a more complex composite of divine "character."
Sherman A. Jackson: The Problem of Suffering: Muslim Theological Reflections 2010
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Ash'arites appear stoic in privileging God's all-powerfulness, but only if they are seen as negating God's goodness, mercy, justice and other attributes.
Sherman A. Jackson: The Problem of Suffering: Muslim Theological Reflections 2010
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