omnificadj.

Brit.

/ɒmˈnɪfɪk/, U.S.

/ɑmˈnɪfɪk/

Forms: 1600s– omnific, 1700s–1800s omnifick.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: omni- comb. form, -fic suffix.

Etymology: < omni- comb. form + -fic suffix. Compare post-classical Latin omnificus all-producing, all-creating (from c1185 in British sources), versatile, changeable (c1190 in a British source).

All-creating; making or doing all things.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > creating, fashioning, shaping, or forming > creating all things

omniparent1566

omnific1667

omnificent1677

omniparous1755

omniparient1871

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 217 Silence, ye troubl'd waves, and thou Deep, peace, Said then th' Omnific Word.

a1718 H. Needler On Prodigies in Wks. (1724) 57 For Never, since his first Omnific Call Produce'd from Nothing thy Capacious Ball.

1749 H. Jones Poems Several Occasions 24 Here, human Skill, to proud Perfection brought, The mortal Mimick of Omnifick Thought.

1777 T. Campbell Philos. Surv. S. Ireland xliii. 440 Who attribute to climate an omnifick influence upon the fine arts.

1835 D. P. Thompson Adventures Timothy Peacock xvi. 177 For it was here that the omnific word, ‘I am that I am,’ which none but the craft will presume to depreciate, was delivered to Moses.

1868 H. H. Milman Ann. St. Paul's Cathedral vi. 115 The creation of the world by one Omnific God.

1898 G. Pearlson Twelve Centuries Jewish Persecution 204 They..were deeply concerned in the after punishment of the latter for their heresy, that is, hourly worship of the one omnific God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob.

1911 A. Bierce Devil's Dict. Fool, a person who pervades the domain of intellectual speculation and diffuses himself through the channels of moral activity. He is omnific, omniform, omnipercipient, omniscient, omnipotent.

1953 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 14 187 Nature is not omniscient and omnific, but is a principle of organization.

1991 Renaissance Q. 44 175 Raphael's creation account in Book 7, where the waters stand up and divide at their great commander's omnific word.

Derivatives

† omnificness n. Obsolete rare the fact or quality of being omnific.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries.

ΚΠ

1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Omnificness, Quality &c that does or effects all Things.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	omnific
释义	omnificadj. Brit. /ɒmˈnɪfɪk/, U.S. /ɑmˈnɪfɪk/ Forms: 1600s– omnific, 1700s–1800s omnifick. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: omni- comb. form, -fic suffix. Etymology: < omni- comb. form + -fic suffix. Compare post-classical Latin omnificus all-producing, all-creating (from c1185 in British sources), versatile, changeable (c1190 in a British source). All-creating; making or doing all things. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > creating, fashioning, shaping, or forming > creating all things omniparent1566 omnific1667 omnificent1677 omniparous1755 omniparient1871 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost vii. 217 Silence, ye troubl'd waves, and thou Deep, peace, Said then th' Omnific Word. View more context for this quotation a1718 H. Needler On Prodigies in Wks. (1724) 57 For Never, since his first Omnific Call Produce'd from Nothing thy Capacious Ball. 1749 H. Jones Poems Several Occasions 24 Here, human Skill, to proud Perfection brought, The mortal Mimick of Omnifick Thought. 1777 T. Campbell Philos. Surv. S. Ireland xliii. 440 Who attribute to climate an omnifick influence upon the fine arts. 1835 D. P. Thompson Adventures Timothy Peacock xvi. 177 For it was here that the omnific word, ‘I am that I am,’ which none but the craft will presume to depreciate, was delivered to Moses. 1868 H. H. Milman Ann. St. Paul's Cathedral vi. 115 The creation of the world by one Omnific God. 1898 G. Pearlson Twelve Centuries Jewish Persecution 204 They..were deeply concerned in the after punishment of the latter for their heresy, that is, hourly worship of the one omnific God of Abraham, Isaac & Jacob. 1911 A. Bierce Devil's Dict. Fool, a person who pervades the domain of intellectual speculation and diffuses himself through the channels of moral activity. He is omnific, omniform, omnipercipient, omniscient, omnipotent. 1953 Jrnl. Hist. Ideas 14 187 Nature is not omniscient and omnific, but is a principle of organization. 1991 Renaissance Q. 44 175 Raphael's creation account in Book 7, where the waters stand up and divide at their great commander's omnific word. Derivatives † omnificness n. Obsolete rare the fact or quality of being omnific.Apparently only attested in dictionaries or glossaries. ΚΠ 1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Omnificness, Quality &c that does or effects all Things. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1667
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