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Pantocrator

/pænˈtɒkɹətə/

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

proper noun

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)

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name ruler of everything

Deutsch	Pantokrator, Pankrator, Allherrscher, Weltenherrscher
Italiano	pantocratore
Ελληνικά	παντοκράτορας pantokrátoras
Русский	вседержи́тель vsederžítelʹ

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@misc{pantocrator_2026,
  title = {Pantocrator},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pantocrator},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}