omniscience

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   the state or capacity of knowing everything, especially as an attribute of a deity

   The doctrine treats omniscience as one of the essential attributes of God.

From Medieval Latin omniscientia, 'all-knowledge,' formed from Latin omni-, 'all,' + scientia, 'knowledge,' from scire, 'to know.' The term is especially prominent in theology.

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