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[ om-nuh -prez -uh nt ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌɒm nəˈprɛz ənt / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adjective present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.
Origin of omnipresent First recorded in 1600–10; from Medieval Latin omnipraesent- (stem of omnipraesēns ), equivalent to Latin omni- omni- + praesent- present1
synonym study for omnipresent 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.
OTHER WORDS FROM omnipresent om·ni·pres·ence, noun Words nearby omnipresent omnificent, omnifocal lens, omnigraph, omnipotence, omnipotent, omnipresent , omnirange, omniscience, omniscient, omnisexual, omnishambles
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Example sentences from the Web for omnipresent On some preconscious level, we never outgrow this expectation or fear about our omnipresent mothers.
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This convivial mask he wears, along with his omnipresent flask, is obscuring a deep hurt stemming from his father.
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The pressure to fit a mold is omnipresent , but is not nearly as oppressive as it is for women, he says.
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The game should be unharried by the omnipresent and dangerous nimrod.
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The same objection and refutation apply to the case of those also who teach the existence of more than one omnipresent Self.
The Vedanta-Sutras with the Commentary by Sankaracarya | Translator: George Thibaut
Jupiter becomes with them the Supreme Being, father of gods and of men, omnipotent and omnipresent .
Ten Great Religions | James Freeman Clarke
But in a country like ours, of absolute democratic equality, public opinion is not only omnipotent, it is omnipresent .
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As a matter of fact the necessity is not omnipresent : but it is present far too frequently.
The English Novel | George Saintsbury
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British Dictionary definitions for omnipresent adjective (esp of a deity) present in all places at the same time
Derived forms of omnipresent omnipresence , noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to omnipresent pervasive, infinite, ubiquitous, everywhere, universal, pervading