omnipresent

[ om-nuh-prez-uhnt ]

/ ˌɒm nəˈprɛz ənt /

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adjective

present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.

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Origin of omnipresent

First recorded in 1600–10; from Medieval Latin omnipraesent- (stem of omnipraesēns), equivalent to Latin omni-omni- + praesent-present¹

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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

omnific, omnificent, omnigraph, omnipotence, omnipotent, omnipresent, omnirange, omniscience, omniscient, omnisexual, omnishambles

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How to use omnipresent in a sentence

There was no use having an opinion on something so omnipresent.
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Indeed, so firm is their grip on humanity that Pollan’s quest in the caffeine chapter is simply to avoid the omnipresent drug.
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An extreme degree of seamlessness will be required to dynamically connect our physical surrounding with the omnipresent digital systems.
How to accelerate the world into the 5G era|vivo|May 28, 2021|MIT Technology Review
The romance in Shadow and Bone is rampant and omnipresent, but it’s just as poorly handled as all the other plot elements.
Netflix’s Shadow and Bone is a muddled, joyless checklist of fantasy tropes|Constance Grady|April 23, 2021|Vox

Perhaps the best Republicans to do so happen to bear names that have been omnipresent in the past few years, for widely diverging reasons.
2021 is probably less-fertile terrain for a celebrity governor than 2003 was|Philip Bump|April 8, 2021|Washington Post
In other words, the omnipresent postcolonial Arab State has just about dropped dead, the times are fluid and the vacuums are many.
ISIS and BS|Amal Ghandour|October 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On some preconscious level, we never outgrow this expectation or fear about our omnipresent mothers.
Postpartum Stigma: Why My Patient Committed Suicide|Jean Kim|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They see the FDA decision as one more imposition on their lives and choices by the omnipresent nanny state.
U.S. Wants Freedom from ‘Filthy’ French Cheese|Alice Guilhamon, Christopher Dickey|July 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Do Israeli kids need textbooks when Palestinian violence and Arab rockets and rejectionism are so omnipresent in their lives?
Why Textbooks Don't Matter That Much|Ori Nir|February 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST
This convivial mask he wears, along with his omnipresent flask, is obscuring a deep hurt stemming from his father.
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It must exist in inexhaustible quantities, which is the only possible way for any substance to be omnipresent.
The Kingdom of God, Part 1|Orson Pratt
To any one who believes God to be omnipresent, the idea of His having ambassadors, or vicars upon earth, is blasphemous.
Ancient Faiths And Modern|Thomas Inman
This mysterious, shrouded Sanchia figured in it as the goddess of a shrine—omnipresent, a felt influence, yet never a woman.
Rest Harrow|Maurice Hewlett
The omnipotent, omnipresent saviour who can and will deliver us from them is already in the world.
Communism and Christianism|William Montgomery Brown
Their God is supposed to be omnipresent, and is worshipped in spirit, idolatry not being known amongst them.
Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora|Edward Edwards

British Dictionary definitions for omnipresent

omnipresent

/ (ˌɒmnɪˈprɛzənt) /

adjective

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

Derived forms of omnipresent

omnipresence, noun

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