Monday 16 January 2017

Carnipotent

Carnipotent: adjective. Powerful in the ways of meat. There are several ways in which a person can be conceived of as carnipotent. Firstly, one can have a powerful body, thus wielding great meaty power. Secondly, one can be strongly in control of one’s own body, by being agile. Thirdly, one can be in control of another’s body, for example by being a general in an army or by being a mind-controlling evil genius. Fourthly, one can simply own a lot of meat; a butcher is a classical example of carnipotence. The list goes on for ages and ages, but what is important to note is that carnipotence is most frequently contrasted with herbipotence (power in the ways of plants) and omnipotence (not the traditional concept of all-powerfulness, but simply power in the ways of both meat and plants).    

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