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omnium

omnium

9.9
Everything considered as a single whole
  • noun
  • /ˈɑːmniəm/
  • Archaic
translation icon : totalidad
  • What are you, if not the greatest of all beings, Summum Omnium, right?

What are you, if not the greatest of all beings, Summum Omnium, right?

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Examples

  • Primus Omnium, first of all, occurs frequently in inscriptions recording benefactions.

  • The human mind, that power that is capax omnium, only knows itself indirectly, in knowing what is not itself.

    Academic text (2000)
  • It's not translated in the program beginning Deus Omnium Creator.

  • And also in, as translated here, entire exemption from all duties at in omnium vacacione munarum.

  • While characters such as Glencora Palliser, the Duchess of Omnium, showcase what marriage might look like when a wife's wealth remains "her own" (The Prime Minister 46), the rich widows and single women of means who interest me here suggest how the period's shifting property rights might have shaped the financial lives of women and their families outside of marital ties.

    Academic text (2016)
  • In classical philosophy, the term omnium denotes the whole of existence, representing everything that is considered as a totality.

  • The artist aimed to capture the essence of omnium in her painting, reflecting the interconnectedness of all life.

  • In literature, references to omnium often evoke the idea of unity and the entirety of the human experience.

Synonyms

whole
vsomnium
484 1.0

All of something seen as one unit

is the older or literary choice for talking about everything as one
entirety
vsomnium
68 4.1

The whole of something that includes every part

is an older or literary term for that same comprehensive idea
totality
vsomnium
32 6.5

All the parts of something considered together

is the same idea but presented in older or literary language
omnitude
vsomnium
1 9.9

A state of being everything that exists

is a concrete total seen as a whole, often used archaically

Compounds

omnium-gatherum
  • Archaic
9.9

A mixed collection of different things, like photos and receipts

How Complete

omnium
  • Archaic
9.9
whole
484 1.0
part
1.0

Surface Forms

omnium singular
omnia plural

Etymology

Omnium comes from the Latin omnis meaning 'all', the same omni- in words like omniscient and omnipresent. So omnium can mean the whole of something, everything considered as a single total.