omniscience

American  

[om-nish-uhns] / ɒmˈnɪʃ əns /

noun

1. the quality or state of being omniscient.

2. infinite knowledge.

3. (initial capital letter) God.

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Etymology

Origin of omniscience

1605–15; < Medieval Latin omniscientia, equivalent to Latin omni- omni- + scientia knowledge; science

Example Sentences

Mr. Easterly is not a friend of rich-world technocrats or top-down dispensers of aid and omniscience who frequently fail to consult the very people—the Third World poor—for whose salvation they get paid handsomely.

From The Wall Street Journal

His sense of omniscience is compensatory and more disturbing than ever.

From Salon

Perhaps that magical yet iffy omniscience — Sassy calls herself a griot, or traditional keeper of stories — would have felt less jarring in a more abstract production.

From New York Times

But the memoir makes no claim to omniscience.

From Los Angeles Times

It’s worth remembering that Greenspan’s reputation for omniscience did not last.

From Washington Post