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omnipresence

[om-nuh-prez-uhnt]

Origin

adjective

present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.

Origin:
1600–10; < Medieval Latin omnipraesent- (stem of omnipraesēns), equivalent to Latin omni- omni- + praesent- present¹

Related forms

om·ni·pres·ence, noun

Synonyms
Omnipresent, ubiquitous refer to the quality of being everywhere. Omnipresent emphasizes in a lofty or dignified way the power, usually divine, of being present everywhere at the same time, as though all-enveloping: Divine law is omnipresent. Ubiquitous is applied to that which seems to appear in many and all sorts of places, or in an undignified or humorous way is “all over the place,” often when unwanted: A bore seems to be ubiquitous.

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omnipresent (ˌɒmnɪˈprɛz^ənt)

—*adj*
	(esp of a deity) present in all places at the same time

omni'presence

—n

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Word Origin & History

omnipresence

c.1600, from M.L. omnipræsentia, from omnipræsens, from L. omnis "all, every" (see omni-) + præsens "present."

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omnipresent

c.1600, from M.L. omnipraesentem (see omnipresence).

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