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English
Etymology
From Medieval Latin omnisciens (“all-knowing”), from Latin omnis (“all”) + sciens (“knowing”) (further analysable via scient).
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Adjective
omniscient (not comparable)
- Having total knowledge.
The story was narrated from an omniscient point of view.
The Abrahamic God is omniscient.
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Noun
omniscient (plural omniscients)
- One who has total knowledge.
1796, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, The Destiny of Nations:Those blind omniscients , those almighty slaves , Untenanting creation of its God
Further reading
- “omniscient”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- “omniscient”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “omniscient”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
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Adjective
omniscient m or f (masculine and feminine plural omniscients)
- omniscient
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin omniscientem (“all-knowing”), from Latin omnis (“all”) + sciēns (“knowing”).
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Adjective
omniscient (feminine omnisciente, masculine plural omniscients, feminine plural omniscientes)
- omniscient
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Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French omniscient, from Medieval Latin omnisciens.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌom.ni.st͡ʃiˈent/
- Hyphenation: om‧ni‧sci‧ent
Adjective
omniscient m or n (feminine singular omniscientă, masculine plural omniscienți, feminine and neuter plural omnisciente)
- omniscient
- Synonym: atotștiutor
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