ominousness 
Ominousness (om'i-nus-nes), . The property 
of being ominous, significant, or portentous. 
omissible (o-mis'i-bl), a. [< L. as if 'omisni- 
liilifi, < omittere, pp. omissus, omit: see omit.] 
Capable of being omitted ; not needed ; worthy 
of omission. 
Public heaps of mere pamphleteer and parliamentary 
matter, so attainable elsewhere, often so omissible were it 
4 IOC omnipotently 
which comprehends all; allness; the Deity. 2f. To make everything of ; account one's all. 
Sir T. Browne. K. Ward. Sermons, p. 3. 
omniactive (om-ni-ak'tiv), . [< L. omnis, all, omnigatherumt (om-ni-gaTH'e-rum), H. [Dog- 
+ activus, active: see actii'e.] Doing all things ; Latin: cf. omnium-yatherwn'.] An omnium- 
acting everywhere. [Rare.] 
He is everlastingly within creation as its inmost life, 
omnipresent and omniactive. 
Contemporary Rev., XXIII. 29. 
gatherum; a gathering of all sorts ; a collection 
made anyhow. [Hare.] 
Peruse his [Greene's] famous bookes, and insteede of 
... his professed Poesie, loe a wilde heade, . . . an Om- 
nigatherum, a Gay nothing. G. Harvey, Four Letters. 
omission (o-mish'on), n. [< F. omission = Sp. (def. 1), < F. omnibus, a vehicle intended ' for omnigenous (om-nij'e-nus), a. [< L. omuiiji'nuis, 
timinimi = Pg. om'issao = It. omissione, ommis- all'; < L. omnibus, for all, dat. pi. of omnis, all, of all kinds, < omnis, all, + genus, kind: see 
sione, < LL. omissio(n-), an omitting, < L. omit- every (> It. ogni, all).] I. a. Including all or -genous.] Consisting of all kinds. 
iot to be attained. Carlyle, Misc., IV. 71. (Daffies.) omnibus (om'ni-bus), a. and n. [In noun use 
a great number; covering or designed to cover omnigraph (om'ni-graf), . [< L. omni/t, all, 
many different cases or things; embracing nu- + Gr. ypatyeiv, write.] A pantograph. [Rare.] 
merous distinct objects: as, an omnibus bill, omnilegent (om-nil'e-jeut), a. [< L. omnis, all, 
clause, or order. + legen(tr-)s, ppr. of legere, read: see legend.] 
Some of the states, after enumerating a long list of griev- Reading all things ; addicted to much reading, 
ances which may sunder the bond [of marriage], add yet 
an omnibus clause, which places almost unlimited discre- ArrmiTiarpTit. (am -nir/a rftnH fY T i\im* 
tion with the judge as to other causes which his judg- ??, S J~? T " ?L , >' 11-1- Om> ">' a ' 
ment may allow. BibKotheca Sacra, XLV. 42. J"Hr all-producing;, < omnts, all, + paren(t-)s 
Omnibus bill, in American deliberative assemblies, a bill 
embracing several distinct objects ; specifically, the popu- 
lar name for the Compromise of 1850, advocated by Henry 
,'-)*i PP 1 '- of parere, produce : see pa- 
rent.] Parent of all. [Rare.] 
O Thou all powreful-kind Omniparent, 
Clay. Among the chief provisions were a stringent f ugi- What holds Thy hands that should defend Thy head 1 
live-slave law (see fugitive), the admission of California Dames, Holy Roode, p. 12. (Dailies.) 
as a State, the organization of Utah and New Mexico as nmninaripnt Cnm r,S'vi e,,n /, IV T , = if 
Territories under "squatter sovereignty," a payment to oniniP.arient^om-ni-pa^n-ent), . [^L. s " 
ide in the " 
Texas, and the abolition of the slave-trade in "the District 
of Columbia. The bill was divided later into separate 
bills, and passed by Congress in 1850. In law the phrase 
*omniparien(t-)s for omniparen(t-)s, all-produ- 
cing: see omniparent.'] Bringing forth or pro- 
tere, pp. omissus, omit: see omit.] 1. The act 
of omitting, (a) A neglect or failure to do something 
which a person has power to do, or which duty requires 
to be done ; the act of pretermitting or passing over. 
Omission to do what is necessary 
Seals a commission to a blank of danger. 
Shalt., T. and C., iii. 3. 230. 
The most natural division of all offences is into those of 
omission and commission. Addiion, Freeholder, No. 13. 
(6) The act of leaving out : as, the omission of a paragraph 
in a printed article. 
2. That which is omitted or left out. 
omissive (o-mis'iv), a. [< L. as if "omissivvs, 
< omittere, pp. omissus, omit: see omit.] Leav- 
ing out; neglectful. 
The first is an untowardnesse of omission, the second 
of commission. The omtesive untowardnesse shall lead 
the way. Bp. Hall, Sermon to the Lords, Feb. 19, 1629. 
omissively (o-mis'iv-li), adv. In an omissive 
manner; by omission or leaving out. 
omit (o-mif), v. t.; pret. and pp. omitted, ppr. 
omitting. [= F. omettre = Sp. omitir = Pg. 
omittir = It. omettere, ommettere, < L. omittere, 
let go, let fall, lay aside, neglect, pass over, < 
ob, before, by, + mittere, send : see missile. Cf. 
amift, admit, commit, permit, etc.] 1. To fail to 
use or to do; neglect; disregard: as, to omit a 
duty; to omit to lock the door. 
I will omit no opportunity 
That may convey my greetings, love, to thee. 
Shak., R. and J., iii. 5. 49. 
Men cannot without Sin omit the doing those Duties 
which their Places do require from them. 
StUlingfleet, Sermons, III. x. 
A play which nobody would omit seeing that had, or had 
not, ever seen it before. Steele, Spectator, No. 358. 
2. To fail, forbear, or neglect to mention or 
speak of; leave out; say nothing of. 
I must not omit that sir Roger is a justice of the quo- "? a hotel or restaurant, removes the soiled tence = Sp. Pg. omn ipbte'ncia', < LL. omnipoten- 
Steele, spectator, No. 2. dishes, and brings new supplies. New York '* a > almightiness, < L. omnipotcn(t-)s, almighty : 
3. To leave out; forbear or fail to insert or in- Tribune, Feb. 16, 1890. [Colloq.] see omnipotent.] 1. Almighty power; infinite 
elude: as, to omit an item from a list Compe- omn icorporeal (om'ni-kor-po're-al), a. [< L. T"WT an UTI fti.ih,,to nf Hoitv i,o^/, a^A i,; 
subject of controversy, which otherwise would require a all, T LL. parita(t-)g, equality: see parity.] 
multiplicity of actions. Omnibus-box, a large box in a General equality. 
munlcatfonwftK 6 AYso'called^Z'J""' haVl " g C m " mniparoUS (om-nip'a-rus), a. [< L. as if *om- 
II. n. 1. A long-bodied four-wheeled vehicle ni P arus > < /". all > + J> ar " e > produce. Cf. 
for carrying passengers, generally between two ^^POfent, ommpanent.] All-bearing; omni- 
fixed stations, the seats being arranged length- J anent ;. . 
__. iL .L,A ...i... ommpatient (om-ni-pa shent), a. [<L. omnis, 
all, + patien(t-)s, suffering: see patient.'] Ca- 
pable of enduring anything; having unlimited 
. endurance. Carlyle. FRare.1 
Yort Now commonly abbreviated, especially in England, omnipercipiencet (om'ni-per-sip'i-ens), . [< 
So far as can be gathered, most of those who lived in </>^'f' + -*] The state of being om- 
' - the days of the ommim* had their ^percipient ; perception of everything. Dr. 
jve to town and home again every " More, Antidote against Idolatry, ii. 
W. Besant, Fifty Years Ago, p. 104. OHinipercipientt (om"ni-per-sip'i-ent), a. [< 
2. In glass-making, a sheet-iron cover for arti- I* omnis, all, + percipien(t-)s, perceiving: see 
cles in an annealing-arch, to protect them from percipient.] Perceiving everything. Dr. H. 
drafts of air. E. H. Knight. 3. Same as omni- More, Antidote against Idolatry, ii. 
bug-box. 4. A man or boy who assists a waiter omnipotence (om-nip'o-tens), n. [= F. omnipo- 
wise, with the entrance at the rear Omnibuses 
were first started in Paris In the reign of Louis XIV., but 
were soon discontinued. They were revived in Paris about 
1828, and were soon after introduced into London and New 
these suburbs before the days of the omnilrus had their 
own carriages, and dro< 
day. 
L- 
tent and omitted, in Scots law. See competent. 
omittance (o-mit'ans), . [< omit + -ance.] 
Failure or forbearance to do something; omis- 
sion; neglect to do, perform, etc. 
Omittance is no quittance. 
Shak., As you Like it, iii. 5. 133. 
emitter (o-mit'er), n. One who omits or 
neglects. 
omium (6'mi-um), .; pi. omia (-a). [NL., < 
Gr. u/iof, the shoulder: see Jiumerus.] In en- 
torn., the epimerou of the protborax in Coleop- 
tera. Burmeister. 
Ommastrephes (o-mas'tre-fez), . [NL irreg fariiis, of all sorts, < omnis, all, + -farius : see 
< Gr. fy/ia, eye (see ommatidium), + arptjttv, Wariow.] Of all - 
, , 
turn.] A genus of squids, typical of the family 
Ommastrephido! ; the sagittated calamaries. 
omnis, all, + corpus (corpor-), body.] Compre- 
hending all matter; embracing all substance. 
[Rare.] 
He is both incorporeal and omnicorporeal, for there is 
nothing of any body which he is not. 
Cvdworth, Intellectual System, p. 347. 
omni-erudite (om-ni-er'i?-d!t), a. [< L. omnis, 
all, + eruMtus, erudite: see erudite.] Com- 
prehending all learning; universally learned. 
Southey, The Doctor, xcv. 
omniety^ . See omneity. 
omnifarious (om-ni-fa'ri-us), a. [< L. omni- 
's, < omnis, all, + -farms: se 
I varieties, forms, or kinds. 
power as an attribute of deity ; hence, God him- 
self. This attribute is in theology differentiated from 
the abstract idea of omnipotence, understood as capabil- 
ity of doing anything whatever (with no limitation from 
moral considerations), and is limited by the holiness of 
God, in accordance with which it is impossible for him to 
do wrong. 
Omnipotence is essentially in God ; it is not distinct from 
the essence of God, it is his essence. 
Charnoclc, On the Attributes, II. 21. 
Will Omnipotence neglect to save 
The suffering virtue of the wise and brave? Pope. 
2. Infinite resource ; unbounded power. 
Whatever fortune 
Can give or take, love wants not, or despises ; 
Or by his own omnipotence supplies. 
Sir J. Denham, The Sophy, ir. 1. 
omnipotency (om-nip'o-ten-si), n. [As omnipo- 
tence (see -cy).] Same as omnipotence. 
nssxifirsBV&fr t; I-S5JTSS5K as i :a ! : a3 
aSShuriftSniS ssftaae- 1 -^ ^SK easaritSK isrszw 
^fej^-^ 1 -^.^ r^^-^SSi t<L.~*-.,+/, SSfergcSL^r32~i 
rousclawless tentacular arms, having four rows make -] All-creative. 
of suckers about the middle of the club. Silence, ye troubled waves, and thou deep peace, 
ommatidial (om-a-tid'i-al), a. [< ommatidium Said the " the omni fi c Word ; y ur discord'end i 
f "'].. P f or pertaining to the ommatidium. .. , , . Milton, p. L., . 217. 
ommatidium (om-a-tid'i-um), n. ; pi. ommatidia onuuf r m ( om , ni-form), a. [< LL. omniformis, < 
/_o \ TXTT / /5- .'. 'J 3t' I i. fH)i HIM ll -I- -tflV'nirt f,,,..L. . ,* T T ___ 
^ 
(-a). [NL.,<Gr. 0/ 
i. dim. ott 
; omtm ' a11 ' 
form: see/or.] Being 
Kl ~C A_l_f J & 
eye, <Vbv, see -.see optic.] A radial element or of fl every form ' or ca P aW e of taking any shape -^ 
segment of the compound eye of an arthropod. orn g ure ! pantomorphic ; protean; amoebiform. 2. Of indefinite or great power; possessing 
UTITTI H.T.ftT\ n rtT"O f f\ _ tnof ' n n-~\ . r S XTT Tllfi nmn*V/rt**n oaaonna <\1 I ...I _ , .:..i 11 1 !__A i i 
possessing infinite power; all-pow- 
' 'rod omnipotent; hence, with 
God. See omnipotence. 
As helpe me verray God omnipotent, 
Though I right now sholde make my testament 
Chaucer, Wife of Bath's Tale, 1. 423. 
Boasting I could subdue 
The Omnipotent. Maton, P. L, iv. 86. 
Ommatophore (o-mat'o-fo"r), n. [< NL.'ow- 
matopltorus : see ommatophoroug.] InMollusca 
an eye-stalk; any part, as a tentacle, bearing 
an eye or organ of vision. The horns of vari- 
The amnlfvrm essence of God. 
Harris, Reflections on Locke, p. 31. 
Harper'i llag., LXXVL 760. 
(om-ni-for'mi-ti), n. [< omniform 
e quality of being omniform. 
The sole truth of which we must again refer to the divine 
imagination, in virtue of its omniformUy. 
Coleridge, The Friend, ii. 11. 
. omnis, all, + -ficare,<fa- 
enlarge so as to 
That which is essentially 'all ; 'that 
power virtually absolute within a certain sphere 
of action; irresistible. 3f. Having the power 
to do anything; hence (humorously), capable 
of anything; utter; arrant. 
This is the most omnipotent villain that ever cried 
"Stand" to a true man. Shalt., 1 Hen. IV., i. 2. 121. 
A payre of Swissers omnipotent galeaze breeches. 
Nash, Haue with you to Saffron- Walden. 
Omnipotent Act, an English statute of 1664 (16 and 17 
Car. II.. c. 8). providing that judgments after verdict in 
civil cases shall not be stayed or reversed for want of form 
in pleading, and that executions in such cases shall not 
be stayed except upon recognizance : so called because of 
the far-reaching powers of amendment it gave the courts. 
Omnipotently (om-nip'o-tent-li), ntlr. In an 
omnipotent manner; with" almighty power; 
with unlimited power. 
