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

Example Sentences

Those questions of scale and ubiquity have changed our media and communications landscape, and both Democrats and Republicans alike have questioned what Section 230 should look like going forward.

From Ars Technica

To voting-rights advocates, the convenience and ubiquity of drop boxes is one of their chief selling points.

From FiveThirtyEight

You may bristle at the ubiquity of condensed cream soups and Velveeta in ingredient lists, but there’s nothing stopping you from avoiding the chemical maelstrom and making your own cream of mushroom soup and processed cheese.

From Eater

The results come as big tech has come under increasingly scrutiny for their ubiquity and how they wield their influence.

From Fortune

When first described by primatologist Sara Hrdy, even hard-eyed biologists had a difficult time accepting the ubiquity of male-takeover infanticide, and even—until recently—its “naturalness.”

From Nautilus

A great benefit of the ubiquity of the Internet in the developed world has been the facilitation of a new age of entrepreneurship.

From The Daily Beast

“I think as the ubiquity of French fries prove, everyone loves a crispy fried potato,” he said in an email.

From The Daily Beast

With its growing ubiquity, there is no denying the influence of the sharing economy this holiday.

From The Daily Beast

Yet his ubiquity symbolizes the dissolving of more barriers between gay and straight.

From The Daily Beast

While the end of prohibition brought an end to the alcohol black market in America, the ubiquity of it brought its own problems.

From The Daily Beast

His sensual curiosity, his elasticity, his ubiquity of mind reappeared.

From Project Gutenberg

It originated no doubt in sublime conceptions of divine omnipotence and ubiquity.

From Project Gutenberg

This diabolical man seems to have possessed the gift of ubiquity.

From Project Gutenberg

Strange is the ubiquity of the crows; one sees them in middle India, China, and Japan.

From Project Gutenberg

For general ubiquity as a species, commend me to the American robin, whether of the eastern or western type.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• pervasiveness