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| ==Origins== | | ==Origins== |
− | Either < post-classical [[Latin]] omnipraesentia (a1605, probably [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 16th cent].), or independently < post-classical Latin omnipresent-, omnipresens OMNIPRESENT adj.; compare -ENCE suffix.] | + | Either < post-classical [[Latin]] omnipraesentia (a1605, probably [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/16th_Century 16th cent].), or independently < post-classical Latin omnipresent-, omnipresens OMNIPRESENT adj.; compare -ENCE suffix.] |
| ==Definition== | | ==Definition== |
| *The [[fact]] or [[quality]] of being omnipresent; [[infinite]] presence; ''ubiquity''; spec. as an [[attribute]] of [[God]]. | | *The [[fact]] or [[quality]] of being omnipresent; [[infinite]] presence; ''ubiquity''; spec. as an [[attribute]] of [[God]]. |
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| + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Omnipresence''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Omnipresence '''''this link'''''].</center> |
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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
| '''Omnipresence''' is the property of [[being]] present everywhere. Divine omnipresence is thus one of the divine [[attributes]], although in western thought it has attracted less philosophical [[attention]] than such attributes as [[omnipotence]] or [[omniscience]]. | | '''Omnipresence''' is the property of [[being]] present everywhere. Divine omnipresence is thus one of the divine [[attributes]], although in western thought it has attracted less philosophical [[attention]] than such attributes as [[omnipotence]] or [[omniscience]]. |
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| This characteristic is most commonly used in a [[religious]] [[context]], as most doctrines bestow the trait of omnipresence onto a superior, usually a [[deity]] commonly referred to as God by monotheists. This [[idea]] differs from [[Pantheism]]. | | This characteristic is most commonly used in a [[religious]] [[context]], as most doctrines bestow the trait of omnipresence onto a superior, usually a [[deity]] commonly referred to as God by monotheists. This [[idea]] differs from [[Pantheism]]. |
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− | Hinduism, and other religions that derive from it, incorporate the theory of [[transcendent]] and immanent omnipresence which is the [[traditional]] [[meaning]] of the [[word]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman Brahman]. This theory defines a universal and fundamental substance, which is the source of all [[physical]] [[existence]]. | + | Hinduism, and other religions that derive from it, incorporate the theory of [[transcendent]] and immanent omnipresence which is the [[traditional]] [[meaning]] of the [[word]], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brahman Brahman]. This theory defines a universal and fundamental substance, which is the source of all [[physical]] [[existence]]. |
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− | Some [[argue]] that omnipresence is a derived characteristic: an omniscient and omnipotent deity knows [[Everything|every thing]] and can be and [[act]] everywhere, [[simultaneously]]. Others propound a deity as having the "Three O's", including omnipresence as a [[unique]] characteristic of the deity. Most Christian denominations — following [[theology]] standardized by the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicene_Creed Nicene Creed] —explains the concept of omnipresence in the form of the "[[Trinity]]", by having a single deity (God) made up of three omnipresent persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. | + | Some [[argue]] that omnipresence is a derived characteristic: an omniscient and omnipotent deity knows [[Everything|every thing]] and can be and [[act]] everywhere, [[simultaneously]]. Others propound a deity as having the "Three O's", including omnipresence as a [[unique]] characteristic of the deity. Most Christian denominations — following [[theology]] standardized by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicene_Creed Nicene Creed] —explains the concept of omnipresence in the form of the "[[Trinity]]", by having a single deity (God) made up of three omnipresent persons, Father, Son and Holy Spirit. |
| ==References== | | ==References== |
− | # http://www.ovrlnd.com/Teaching/omnipresence_hell.html | + | # https://www.ovrlnd.com/Teaching/omnipresence_hell.html |
| ==See Also== | | ==See Also== |
− | *[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_3#3:1._GOD.27S_EVERYWHERENESS God's Everywhereness] | + | *[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_3#3:1._GOD.27S_EVERYWHERENESS God's Everywhereness] |
− | * [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/omnipresence Omnipresence in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy] | + | * [https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/omnipresence Omnipresence in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy] |
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