omnific
Britishadjective
Other Word Forms
- omnificence noun
Etymology
Origin of omnific
C17: via Medieval Latin from Latin omni- + -ficus, from facere to do
Example Sentences
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In relation to his creations, the poet is the omnific spirit in whom they have their being.
From Famous Reviews by Johnson, R. Brimley
Said then the omnific Word: ‘your discord end!’
From The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost' by Orchard, Thomas Nathaniel
But gazing so—so—with omnific eyes, Lift my soul upward till it touch thy feet!
From The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Vol. I by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett
Kabalah; Creation effected by the omnific letter of the, 14-u.
From Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry by Pike, Albert
As the drop feeds its fated flower, As finds its Alp the snowy shower, Child of the omnific Need, Hurled into life to do a deed, Man drinks the water, drinks the light.
From Poems Household Edition by Emerson, Ralph Waldo
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