omni-, omn-

1. Excessively devouring or craving all kinds of food in great quantities: The wolf was so hungry and had an omnivoracious appetite for fresh meat.
2. Mentally striving to find and learn all existing forms of information beyond what is considered a normal acquisition: John had an omnivoracious desire for knowledge about everything, both past and present"

1. Concerning an eagerness to consume great amounts of all kinds of food; ravenous: Janet was always hungry and ate almost anything any time of day, and her omnivoracity for eating caused her to become quite obese.
2. Pertaining to an insatiable appetite for all activities or pursuits; greedy: She had an omnivoracity interest in playing computer games and could hardly take a break or even stop playing!
3. Regarding a oundless greed for all things: Examples of omnivoracity can be seen in many aspects of life, for instance as a gluttonous consumer of fine foods, as a rapacious acquirer of competing businesses, or as a politician who is ravenous for power.

Animals, including humans, which eat all kinds of plants and animals in combination or separately.

1. Pertaining to an animal that consumes a wide variety of foods; such as, insects, leaves, seeds, meat, vegetables, and fruits: Goats are known to be omnivorous animals that eat just about everything, including cardboard boxes!
2. Relating to anyone who has very wide interests and will read, study, or generally absorb or be interested in just about anything that is available: Henry, who is 80 years old, has been an omnivorous reader for most of his life. © ALL rights are reserved.

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Peace and happiness always to all.

This motto came from a reader who said, "I have a tatoo that reads 'PAX ET FELICITAS SEMPER OMNIBUS'. See if any of your subscribers can translate that."

I sent him the translation above; as well as, the following:

"Peace and good fortune (or success) always to everyone."

-John Robertson

Referring to the condition of being almost all-powerful: In the story Robert was reading, the pene-omnipotent prince was next in supremacy to his father, the king of the country.

Perseverance conquers all things.

The love of money is the root of all evil.

These words are not concerned with wealth, as such, but with avarice. Money per se is not considered the root of evil, but the excessive love of money to the exclusion of morals, philanthropy, character, the well-being of others, etc.

Salt seasons everything.

This "salt" refers not to table salt (sodium chloride) but to "sparkling thought well expressed" or to some good conversation when eating.

The sun shines for everyone.

Time reveals everything.

Truth conquers all things.