Pantocrator
See also: pantócrator
English
editEtymology
editFrom Latin pantocrator, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek παντοκράτωρ (pantokrátōr).
Pronunciation
editProper noun
editPantocrator
- 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)
Translations
editruler of everything
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