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[ noun ] possession of controlling influence

Synonyms

power potency

Examples

"the deterrent power of nuclear weapons" "the power of his love saved her" "his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade"

Used in print

(John F. Hayward, "Mimesis and Symbol in the Arts"...)

The `` reality '' to which they respond is rationally empty and their art is an imitation of the inescapable powerfulness of this unknown and empty world .

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