omniscient

See also: Omniscient

English

Etymology

From Medieval Latin omnisciens (all-knowing), from Latin omnis (all) + sciens (knowing).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɒmˈnɪsɪənt/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ɑmˈnɪʃənt/
  • Rhymes: -ʃənt
  • (file)

Adjective

omniscient (not comparable)

  1. Having total knowledge.
    The story was narrated from an omniscient point of view.
    The Abrahamic God is omniscient.

Synonyms

Translations

Noun

omniscient (plural omniscients)

  1. One who has total knowledge.
    • Samuel Taylor Coleridge
      These are the Ignorant Omniscients to make place for whom we are exhorted by modern sages to exclude our God and Untenant the Universe.

Further reading


Catalan

Adjective

omniscient (masculine and feminine plural omniscients)

  1. omniscient

French

Etymology

From Medieval Latin omnisciens (all-knowing), from Latin omnis (all) + sciens (knowing).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔm.ni.sjɑ̃/
  • (file)

Adjective

omniscient (feminine singular omnisciente, masculine plural omniscients, feminine plural omniscientes)

  1. omniscient

See also

Further reading


Romanian

Etymology

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)

  1. omniscient

Declension

Synonyms

  • omnisciență

References

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