Meaning of potentia | Babel Free

Definitions

1. force, power, might
   declension-1, feminine
2. a city in interior Lucania, situated in the valley of the Casuentus, now Potenza
   declension-1, feminine, singular
3. ability, capacity
   declension-1, feminine
4. a town in Picenum, situated on the coast of the Adriatic Sea, now Potenza Picena
   declension-1, feminine, singular
5. political power, authority, influence, sway
   declension-1, feminine
6. supreme dominion, sovereignty
   declension-1, feminine
7. crutch, walking aid
   Medieval-Latin, declension-1, feminine

Equivalents

Examples

“‘haec est, cui fuerat prōmissa potentia rērum,”

“Is this [that city] to which had been promised the sovereignty of the world, O Jupiter? Is this [that city] you were about to impose [as a ruler] upon nations?” (Mars (mythology) is addressing Jupiter (mythology).)

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