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: The quality of having unlimited or very great power. In German, it specifically refers to the attribute of being "all-powerful" ( allmächtig ).
: In the early 20th century, critics like Vernon Kellogg used "Allmacht" to describe the German intellectual "creed" of natural selection. In this context, it referred to the perceived "omnipotence" of a natural selection based on violent struggle, which was viewed as a foundational "gospel" for German intellectuals leading up to World War I. Allmacht
The most prominent cultural reference for "Allmacht" is song Die Allmacht (D. 852), composed in 1825. : The quality of having unlimited or very great power
The term has been used critically in historical analysis to describe ideologies that claim absolute, unquestionable authority. Allmacht