omnific

English

WOTD – 27 November 2006

Alternative forms

• omnifick (obsolete)

Etymology

From omni- +‎ Latin facere (“to make or do”), modelled on omnipotent etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɒmˈnɪfɪk/

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Adjective

omnific (comparative more omnific, superlative most omnific)

1. Capable of making or doing anything; all-creating.
   • 1667, John Milton, “Book VII”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC, lines 216-217:

     Silence, ye troubl'd waves, and thou Deep, peace,
     Said then th' Omnific Word

Synonyms

• omnificent