omniscient

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US /ɑmˈnɪʃənt/ UK /ɒmˈnɪsɪənt/
adj noun Freq #42500

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Having total knowledge.

    The story was narrated from an omniscient point of view.

  2. 2
    noun

    One who has total knowledge.

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

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Synonyms
1 adj · having total knowledge. all-knowing

Etymology

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

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