ignipotent · adj — fiery, or having control over fire. It carries an Arena rating of 1416, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
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Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, ignipotent ranks #1,701 of 17,163 for Most Sublime Words, #1,823 of 17,177 for Most Whimsical Words, #1,912 of 17,195 for The Improbable, #3,065 of 17,180 for Most Ingenious Words.
Why “ignipotent” is a great word
Having absolute command over fire; being fiery. From Latin *ignipotens*, from *ignis* ("fire") + *potens* ("powerful"). Unlike "pyrotechnic," which confines itself to the technical craft of fireworks, or "combustible," which merely describes a passive susceptibility to flame, ignipotent speaks to an active, sovereign authority. It is the ancient smith-god shaping molten metal in his forge, the dragon's breath that carves stone, the serene control of a wildfire fighter who walks the burning line—fire not as chaos to be contained, but as servant to sovereign will, the rare dominion that does not fear the very thing it wields.
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Etymology
From Latin ignipotens, from ignis (“fire”) + potens (“powerful”). By surface analysis, igni- + potent.
adj
- fiery, or having control over fire.e.g.“The Pow'r ignipotent her word obeys” — 1715–1720, Homer, translated by Alexander Pope, “Book XXI”, in The Iliad of Homer, volume (please specify |volume=I to VI), London: […] W[illiam] Bowyer, for Bernard Lintott […], →OCLC:
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