om·ni·pres·ent
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| present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God. |
[Origin: 1600–10; < ML omnipraesent- (s. of omnipraeséns), equiv. to L omni- omni- + praesent- present1
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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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adj. Present everywhere simultaneously. [Medieval Latin omnipresēns, omnipresent- : Latin omni-, omni- + Latin praesēns, present participle of praeesse, to be present; see present1.] om'ni·pres'ence n. |
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| being present everywhere at once |
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Omnipresent
Om`ni*pres"ent\, a. [Omni- + present: cf.F. omnipr['e]sent.] Present in all places at the same time; ubiquitous; as, the omnipresent Jehovah. --Prior.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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