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omnipresent Definition

omni·pres·ent (äm′ni prezənt)

adjective

present in all places at the same time

Etymology: ML omnipraesens < L omnis, all + praesens, present

omnipresent Related Forms
om′·ni·pres·ence noun
omnipresent Synonyms

omnipresent

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omnipresent Usage Examples

Preposition: in

  • world: Risk is omnipresent in the business world and this book shows an extension of modeling methods through theory, examples and templates.

Used with adjective complement

  • become: People who are in great emotional pain are becoming omnipresent in every church in America.

Modifying Another Word

  • seemingly: It is also a land in which the sea is seemingly omnipresent, and in which changes in scenery occur over relatively short distances.
  • so: Surely we cannot afford to ignore so omnipresent a human activity in the context of learning?
  • not: The perceived disadvantages of ethnic enclaves are not omnipresent.
  • also: Catholic and protestant churches and other religious sites are also omnipresent in Budapest.
  • almost: Thinking outside the box - A popular entrant in the last few years that has become almost omnipresent.
  • tho: The children, tho omnipresent, are not heavily involved individually.

Modifies a noun

  • spirit: God is also an omnipresent Spirit; he is present in all places.
  • entity: Only an omnipresent entity is capable of such a function.
  • reality: His dependence upon his crutch is with him an omnipresent reality.
  • force: Political correctness was enshrined in language and law and Big Brother was an omnipresent force.
  • system: Love and human emotions are restricted by the demands of the omnipresent system.
  • feature: Laughter was an omnipresent feature of life in ' the old brick ' .