adj, name, noun ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who has total knowledge.

   "Those blind omniscients , those almighty slaves , Untenanting creation of its God"

Adjective

1. 1
   Having total knowledge. not-comparable

   "The story was narrated from an omniscient point of view."

Adjective

1. 1
   infinitely wise wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   God.
2. 2
   Sambuddha.

Synonyms

All synonyms

all knowingall powerfulall seeingall-knowingall-knowingall-knowing

Antonyms

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parviscient

Example

More examples

"Some humans believe that there exists a god who is omniscient, omnipotent and omnipresent."

Etymology

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

Related phrases

omniscient narrator

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