Omnipresent
/ˌɒm.nɪˈprɛz.ənt/noun
Present everywhere at the same time.
Did you know?Omnipresent entered English through theological writing to describe a divine being’s presence everywhere at once, making it one of the most spiritually charged words in everyday use.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*per-
“to produce, bring forth”
Latin
Latin
praesentem
“being at hand, present”
Latin
Latin
omni-
“all, every”
Late Latin
Latin
omnipraesentem
“present everywhere”
Middle English
English
omnipresent
“present everywhere, especially of God”
Modern English
English
omnipresent
“present everywhere at the same time”
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