omniscient
Americanadjective
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having infinite knowledge or understanding
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having very great or seemingly unlimited knowledge
Other Word Forms
- omniscience noun
- omnisciently adverb
- unomniscient adjective
- unomnisciently adverb
Etymology
Origin of omniscient
First recorded in 1595–1605; from New Latin omniscient-, stem of omnisciēns “all-knowing,” from Latin omni- omni- + sciēns “knowing” ( science )
Example Sentences
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Yet economic policy-makers are neither omniscient nor omnipotent.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 11, 2026
Instead of omniscient narrators, they deployed free indirect speech to reveal characters’ innermost thoughts.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 30, 2026
Each year, those firms become more intelligent and more omniscient about the markets, while the market mob becomes more animalistic and less focused on risks taken in pursuit of rewards.
From Barron's • Dec. 10, 2025
The town they grow roots in is ironically named; from the omniscient narrator’s vantage point, New England’s beauty is in stark contrast to the community’s poverty and desperation.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2025
Nevertheless he was not omnipotent or omniscient, either.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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