omnific, a.
(ɒmˈnɪfɪk)
[f. med. or mod.L. omnific-us, f. omni- + -ficus making.]
Making all things; all-creating.
| 1667 Milton P.L. vii. 217 Silence, ye troubl'd waves, and thou Deep, peace, Said then th' Omnific Word. 1778 Phil. Surv. S. Irel. 441 Who attribute to climate an omnifick influence upon the fine arts. 1868 Milman St. Paul's vi. 115 The creation of the world by one Omnific God. |
Hence omˈnificness (Bailey vol. II, 1727).
So omˈnificent a. = omnific.
| 1677 Locke Jrnl. 8 Feb. in Essay Draft A (1936) 84 They who out of a great care not to admitt unintelligible things deny or question an eternall omnificent spirit run them selves into a greater difficulty by makeing an eternall and intelligent matter. 1862 Mrs. Speid Last Yrs. Ind. 178 Visvuarma, the carpenter of the gods, but properly the omnificent, in his haste cut his finger. 1929 R. Bridges Testament of Beauty iv. 177 Joyful obedience With reverence to'ard the omnificent Creator and First Cause. |