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omniscient

American  
[om-nish-uhnt] / ɒmˈnɪʃ ənt /

adjective

  1. having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.

noun

  1. an omniscient being.

  2. the Omniscient, God.

omniscient British  
/ ɒmˈnɪsɪənt /

adjective

  1. having infinite knowledge or understanding

  2. having very great or seemingly unlimited knowledge

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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 )

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