Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - almighty
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Almighty
almighty
~ adj 1 ^~ God/Father an expression used to talk about God when you want to emphasize his power 2 the ^~ God 3 God/Christ ~ an expression used when you are angry or upset that some people consider offensive (God Almighty, what on earth will they do next?) 4 ~ din/crash/row informal a very loud noise, argument etc (There was an almighty bang in the garden and the shed went up in flames.)
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1. The Almighty is another name for God. You can also refer to Almighty God. Adam sought guidance from the Almighty... N-PROPER 2. People sometimes say God Almighty or Christ Almighty to express their surprise, anger, or horror. These expressions could cause offence. EXCLAM c darkgreen]feelings 3. Almighty means very serious or great in extent. (INFORMAL) I had the most almighty row with the waitress... ADJ: ADJ n c darkgreen]emphasis ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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noun Date: before 12th century god 1 — used with the ALMIGHTY I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ealmihtig, from eall all + mihtig mighty Date: before 12th century 1. often capitalized having absolute power over all Almighty God 2. a. relatively unlimited in power an ~ board of directors b. having or regarded as having great power or importance the ~ dollar 3. mighty — used as an intensive an ~ shock • almightiness noun II. adverb Date: 1833 to a great degree ; extremely although he did not precisely starve, he was ~ hungry — W. A. Swanberg ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
3.
adj. & adv. --adj. 1 having complete power; omnipotent. 2 (the Almighty) God. 3 sl. very great (an almighty crash). --adv. sl. extremely; very much. Etymology: OE {aelig}lmihtig (as ALL, MIGHTY) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
4.
1. всемогущий; всесильный A. God, God A. —- всемогущий Бог the almighty dollar —- всемогущий доллар; разг. деньги the almighty power —- всесильная власть 2. эмоц-усил. ужасный, жуткий almighty nonsense —- ужасный вздор he's in an almighty fix —- он оказался в жутком положении; у него сейчас огромные неприятности 3. ужасно, чрезвычайно; чертовски, дьявольски it gets almighty cold —- становится чертовски холодно he is almighty proud —- он чертовски горд he was almighty hungry —- он был зверски голоден an almighty fine girl —- потрясающая девочка ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- O.E. жlmihtig, compound of жl "all" + mihtig "mighty," perhaps from a P.Gmc. loan-translation of L. omnipotens (see omnipotent). ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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