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superomnipotence

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English

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Etymology

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From super- +‎ omnipotence.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /suːpəɹˈɒmˈnɪpətəns/

Noun

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superomnipotence (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Proper omnipotence; the state of being superomnipotent.
    • 1862, Daniel C. Hopkins, True Cause of All Contention, Strife, and Civil War in Christian Communities[1], M. W. Dodd, →ISBN, page 182:
      Without this superomnipotence, the authors of these mysticisms say, that all moral change for the better, in human character, or human nature, is impossible; and the whole system of Divine truth totally inefficient for any human improvement.
    • 2007 June 22, FireEel, Darklyre, “Marvel Character's actual stats”, in fanverse.org[2]:
      Total: Infinity Gauntlet + Infinity Gauntlet + Deadpool + Thanos + TOAA + 10 (Class of her own: superomnipotence, which is better than regular omnipotence)
    • 2014 February 4, Christopher Cone, “A History of the Problem of Evil - Modern Philosophy”, in sharperiron.org[3]:
      At this point the real becomes necessary. So while Descartes does utilize the free-will explanation in his theodicy, two additional ingredients are observable: (1) the possibility of contradiction due to superomnipotence, or the divine possession of power which can contradict without self-defeat, generates a course in which the problem of evil becomes a non sequitur, and (2) his concept of contingency which offers a teleological explanation for the presence of evil. It should be noted in this context that in addition to these specific theodical elements, Descartes also provides an intersection of philosophy and theology, as his theodicy is distinctly philosophical.