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Pantocrator

/pænˈtɒkɹətə/

Pantocrator proper noun: the ruler of everything, especially as an epithet for Jesus Christ; an artistic depiction of Jesus in this aspect.

Proper noun

Pantocrator

  1. The ruler of everything, especially as an epithet for Jesus Christ; an artistic depiction of Jesus in this aspect.
    • 1942, On the dome, and again behind the altar, was Christ Pantocrator, the Ruler of All — Rebecca West, Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Canongate 2006, p. 988)

Origin of Pantocrator

From Latin pantocrator, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek παντοκράτωρ (pantokrátōr).

Questions about Pantocrator

What does Pantocrator mean?
Pantocrator means the ruler of everything, especially as an epithet for Jesus Christ; an artistic depiction of Jesus in this aspect.
What part of speech is Pantocrator?
Pantocrator is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Pantocrator?
Pantocrator is pronounced /pænˈtɒkɹətə/.

Words near Pantocrator in the dictionary

  1. pantocin
  2. pantocins
  3. pantocolpate
  4. pantocracies
  5. pantocracy
  6. Pantocrator
  7. pantod
  8. pantodont
  9. pantodontan
  10. pantodontans
  11. pantodontid

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