omnipresent

[ om-nuh-prez-uh nt ]

/ ˌɒm nəˈprɛz ənt /

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adjective

present everywhere at the same time: the omnipresent God.

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Origin of omnipresent

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

SYNONYMS 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.

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Related formsom·ni·pres·ence, noun

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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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This episode illuminates the omnipresent peril the current president faces in having such a high-profile, high-octane frenemy.
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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.
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Jupiter becomes with them the Supreme Being, father of gods and of men, omnipotent and omnipresent.
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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

British Dictionary definitions for omnipresent

omnipresent

/ (ˌɒmnɪˈprɛzənt) /

adjective

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

Derived Formsomnipresence, noun

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Word Origin and History for omnipresent

omnipresent

adj.

c.1600, from Medieval Latin omnipraesentem (nominative omnipraesens); see omnipresence. Related: Omnipresently.

omnipresent

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