omniscient
UK /ɒmˈnɪsɪənt/ · US /ɑmˈnɪʃənt/ adjective, noun, proper noun
Forms omniscients the Omniscient
- adjective Having total knowledge. “The story was narrated from an omniscient point of view.”
- noun One who has total knowledge.
- proper noun (Christianity) God.
- proper noun (Buddhism) Sambuddha.
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Etymology
From Medieval Latin omnisciens (“all-knowing”), from Latin omnis (“all”) + sciens (“knowing”) (further analysable via scient).
Webster’s 1913
- adjective Having universal knowledge; knowing all things; infinitely knowing or wise; as, the omniscient God.
Etymology [Omni- + L. sciens, -entis, p. pr. of scire to know: cf. F. omniscient. See Science.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “omniscient”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details