ubiquity

[ yoo-bik-wi-tee ]

noun

1. the state or capacity of being everywhere, especially at the same time; omnipresence:

   the ubiquity of magical beliefs.

2. (initial capital letter) Theology. the omnipresence of God or Christ.

Word History and Origins

Origin of ubiquity¹

1570–80; < New Latin ubiquitās, equivalent to Latin ubīqu ( e ) everywhere + -itās -ity

Related Words

• pervasiveness