Omniscient

  • 11omniscient — omnisciently, adv. /om nish euhnt/, adj. 1. having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things. n. 2. an omniscient being. 3. the Omniscient, God. [1595 1605; < NL omniscient , s. of omnisciens, equiv. to L …

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  • 12omniscient — [[t]ɒmnɪ̱siənt, AM nɪ̱ʃənt[/t]] ADJ If you describe someone as omniscient, you mean they know or seem to know everything. [FORMAL] ...a benevolent and omniscient deity... We all, long ago, expected teachers to be omniscient. Derived words:&#8230; …

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  • 13omniscient — om•nis•cient [[t]ɒmˈnɪʃ ənt[/t]] adj. 1) having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding 2) an omniscient being 3) rel the Omniscient God om•nis′cient•ly, adv …

    From formal English to slang

  • 14omniscient — adjective Etymology: New Latin omniscient , omnisciens, back formation from Medieval Latin omniscientia Date: circa 1604 1. having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight 2. possessed of universal or complete knowledge • omnisciently&#8230; …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 15omniscient — adjective /ɒmˈnɪʃənt,ɑmˈnɪʃənt/ Having total knowledge. The story was narrated from an omniscient point of view. Syn: all knowing See Also: omniscience …

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  • 16omniscient — om|nis|cient [ɔmˈnısiənt, ˈnıʃənt US a:mˈnıʃənt] adj formal [Date: 1600 1700; : Medieval Latin; Origin: Latin omni ( OMNI ) + scientia ( SCIENCE)] knowing everything ▪ the book s omniscient narrator &GT;omniscience n [U] …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 17omniscient — [ɒm nɪsɪənt] adjective knowing everything. Derivatives omniscience noun omnisciently adverb Origin C17: from med. L. omniscient all knowing …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 18omniscient — adjective formal knowing everything: Only God is omniscient. omniscience noun (U) …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 19omniscient — adjective he thought I was some kind of omniscient guru Syn: all knowing, all wise, all seeing …

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  • 20omniscient — adj 1. all knowing, all wise, all seeing, all perceiving; wise, sagacious, pansophic. n 2. the Omniscient God, the Omnipotent. See omnipotent(def. 3) …

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