单词 | omnipresence |
释义 | omnipresence (once / 18325 pages) n Something that seems to be everywhere, like the smell of your dog after his encounter with a skunk, has the quality of omnipresence. If you keep hearing about a particular celebrity, seeing his picture on every magazine and his image on TV, you could say that he has an omnipresence. Something that appears to be everywhere at the same time also has omnipresence, like the sound of your brother's stereo, audible in every single room of your house. The Latin word for omnipresence, omnipraesens, comes from omni, "all or every," and praesens, "present." WORD FAMILYomnipresent: omnipresence, omnipresently USAGE EXAMPLESIt’s also theocratic, and its omnipresence in the commons disrespects people who aren’t Christians. The Guardian(Dec 24, 2016) Some are moved by the disappearance of the wildlife they study, or the brooding omnipresence of climate change. Nature(Dec 20, 2016) We learned to fear and rely on them in equal measure, let them pervade our lives even as we struggled with their omnipresence. Wall Street Journal(Dec 18, 2016) n the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once) Syn|Hyper ubiquitousness, ubiquity presence the state of being present; current existence |
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