In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.
ubiquity, ubiquitousness, omnipresence
(noun) the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
ubiquity (countable and uncountable, plural ubiquities)
(uncountable) The state or quality of being, or appearing to be, everywhere at once; actual or perceived omnipresence.
(countable, sciences) Anything that is ubiquitous within a specified area.
• omnipresence
• uniquity
Source: Wiktionary
U*biq"ui*ty, n. Etym: [L. ubique everywhere, fr. ubi where, perhaps for cubi, quobi (cf. alicubi anywhere), and if so akin to E. who: cf. F. ubiquité.]
1. Existence everywhere, or in places, at the same time; omnipresence; as, the ubiquity of God is not disputed by those who admit his existence. The arms of Rome . . . were impeded by . . . the wide spaces to be traversed and the ubiquity of the enemy. C. Merivale.
2. (Theol.)
Definition: The doctrine, as formulated by Luther, that Christ's glorified body is omnipresent.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 November 2024
(adjective) causing or able to cause nausea; “a nauseating smell”; “nauseous offal”; “a sickening stench”
In the 16th century, Turkish women could divorce their husbands if the man failed to keep his family’s pot filled with coffee.