English Explanatory Dictionary

omniscient

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having total knowledge.
noun
  1. One who has total knowledge.
name
  1. God.
  2. Sambuddha.

Pronunciation

/ɒmˈnɪsɪənt/ /ɑmˈnɪʃənt/ en-us-omniscient.ogg

Word forms

omniscient omniscients the Omniscient

Etymology

From Medieval Latin omnisciens (“all-knowing”), from Latin omnis (“all”) + sciens (“knowing”) (further analysable via scient).

Synonyms

all-knowing

Related words

omnibenevolent omnipotent omnipresent omniscience

Derived words

nonomniscient omnisciency omnisciently omniscient narrator superomniscient unomniscient
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