omnipresence
/ɑmniˈprɛz(ə)ns/
omnipresence means the ability to be, or the characteristic of being, at all places at the same time (usually only attributed to God). It carries an Arena rating of 1375, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, omnipresence ranks #103 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #2,686 of 17,127 for Words That Escaped Their Books, #3,317 of 17,128 for Most Ponderous Words, #3,477 of 17,149 for Most Exacting Words.
omnipresence is pronounced /ɑmniˈprɛz(ə)ns/.
Why “omnipresence” is a great word
The state or quality of being present everywhere simultaneously, especially as an attribute of a deity. From Medieval Latin omnipraesentia, from Latin omni- ("all") + praesentia ("presence"), first attested in English c. 1600. Unlike "ubiquity," which suggests a widespread, common presence in many places over time, or "immanence," which connotes a divine indwelling within the fabric of the world, omnipresence is the absolute, unbounded occupancy of all space at once. It is the warm breath on the back of your neck in an empty room, the pressure of a gaze felt from behind, the silence that fills every cathedral nave and forest clearing alike—the terrifying and tender possibility that distance itself is only a failure of our perception.
Etymology
From omni- + presence.
noun
- The ability to be, or the characteristic of being, at all places at the same time (usually only attributed to God).e.g.“Notwithstanding these precise statements concerning the omnipresence of the flesh of Christ, there still was no uniform and, in all its features, settled doctrinal statement concerning it […]” — 1899, Heinrich Friedrich Ferdinand Schmid, The Doctrinal Theology of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, page 333:
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