Pantocrator

See also: pantócrator

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pænˈtɒkɹətə/

Proper noun

Pantocrator

  1. 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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