Omnipercipience
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Perception of everything. countable, uncountable
"[T]erreſtrial, celeſtiall, and ſuperceleſtiall, not onely all theſe Omnipercipiencies but any one of them is a certain Excellency in God, and, for ought we know, incommunicated to any Creature. […] [T]his Omnipreſence or Omnipercipience terreſtriall is one main ground of that religious Worſhip due to God which we call Invocation."
- 2 The ability to fully understand the perspective and feelings over everybody. countable, uncountable
"The ideal observer theory maintains that the statemetn "X is right" means that X would be approved by an ideal moral judge who had the following characteristics: omniscience (knowledge of all relevant facts), omnipercipience (the ability to vividly imagine the feelings and circumstances of the parties involved, that is, something like empathy) , disinterestedness ( nonbiasedness), and dispassionateness ( freedom from disturbing passion)."
Example
More examples"[T]erreſtrial, celeſtiall, and ſuperceleſtiall, not onely all theſe Omnipercipiencies but any one of them is a certain Excellency in God, and, for ought we know, incommunicated to any Creature. […] [T]his Omnipreſence or Omnipercipience terreſtriall is one main ground of that religious Worſhip due to God which we call Invocation."
Etymology
From omni- + percipience.
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