单词 | omnificent |
释义 | omnificentadj. = omnific adj. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > creation > [adjective] > creating, fashioning, shaping, or forming > creating all things omniparent1566 omnific1667 omnificent1677 omniparous1755 omniparient1871 1677 J. Locke Jrnl. 8 Feb. in Early Draft Ess. (1936) 84 They who out of a great care not to admitt unintelligible things deny or question an eternall omnificent spirit run them selves into a greater difficulty by makeing an eternall and intelligent matter. 1845 N. P. Willis Dashes at Life with Free Pencil iv. 160 Indeed, what with serving so many people with so many different kinds of knowledge, I feel like the omnificent man called for in Ben Jonson's ‘Staple of news’. 1862 Mrs. J. B. Speid Our Last Years in India 178 Visvuarma, the carpenter of the gods, but properly the omnificent, in his haste cut his finger. 1929 R. Bridges Test. Beauty iv. 177 Joyful obedience With reverence to'ard the omnificent Creator and First Cause. 1943 Philos. Rev. 52 315 So, rather than speak of the omnipotence of God, it is better to inquire whether he is omnificent. 1999 I. Dieke Crit. Ess. Alice Walker xi. 132 It is a uniquely rich civilization of a people who live close to the land, ever creative and omnificent, and proud of their heritage. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1677 |
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