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omnificus

omnificus 1 who or that makes all, all-producing: a (of God); b (of act, art, or artefact, partly fig.). c (as sb. m., w. implication of wrongfulness) do-all, busybody. a ergo nature patronus, celicus auctor / omnificusque faber altius explet opus Garl. Epith. V 232.  b luserat omnifice quondam sollertia cure / ignotas molita rates, aurique cupido J. Exon. BT I 60; vincit et omnificas Merlini consulit artes Hanv. V 440; omnifico facta nature pocula torno Ib. VI 260.  c ad omne verbulum ut salmo saliens / solus omnificus et nichil faciens Walt. Wimb. Palpo 112. 2 changeable, deceptive, versatile. omnifico vultu mentita favorem / complexum in planctum solvit, defederat urbes J. Exon. BT II 435.

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