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==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.]
==Definition==
*The [[fact]] or [[quality]] of being omnipresent; [[infinite]] presence; ''ubiquity''; spec. as an [[attribute]] of [[God]].
==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]].
In western theism omnipresence is roughly described as the ability to be present in every place at any, and/or every, [[time]] - referring to an unbounded or [[universal]] [[presence]]. It is related to the [[concept]] of ''ubiquity'', the ability to be everywhere at once - that is, at every point in space during a given [[Moment|instant]].
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]].
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]].
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.
==References==
# http://www.ovrlnd.com/Teaching/omnipresence_hell.html
==External links==
* [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/omnipresence Omnipresence in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
==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.]
==Definition==
*The [[fact]] or [[quality]] of being omnipresent; [[infinite]] presence; ''ubiquity''; spec. as an [[attribute]] of [[God]].
==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]].
In western theism omnipresence is roughly described as the ability to be present in every place at any, and/or every, [[time]] - referring to an unbounded or [[universal]] [[presence]]. It is related to the [[concept]] of ''ubiquity'', the ability to be everywhere at once - that is, at every point in space during a given [[Moment|instant]].
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]].
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]].
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.
==References==
# http://www.ovrlnd.com/Teaching/omnipresence_hell.html
==External links==
* [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/omnipresence Omnipresence in Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy]
