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omniscience
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om·nis·cience
/
ɒmˈnɪʃ
əns
/
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[
om-
nish
-
uh
ns
]
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noun
1.
the quality or state of being
omniscient
.
2.
infinite knowledge.
3.
(
initial capital letter
)
God
.
Origin:
1605–15;
<
Medieval Latin
omniscientia,
equivalent to
Latin
omni-
omni-
+
scientia
knowledge; see
science
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omniscient
(ɒmˈnɪsɪənt)
—
adj
1.
having infinite knowledge or understanding
2.
having very great or seemingly unlimited knowledge
[C17: from Medieval Latin
omnisciens,
from Latin
omni-
+
scīre
to know]
om'niscience
—
n
om'nisciently
—
adv
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
omniscience
1610s, from M.L. omniscientia "all-knowledge," from L. omnis "all" (see
omni
-) + scientia "knowledge" (see
science
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
The void, caused through retirement and promotion, is being filled with an
influx of new staff with less
omniscience
.
It ij well, though for you not to lose sight of the fact that he is only human,
and that
omniscience
is not a human attribute.
The city is not disclosing the exact spots of the robotic eyes, perhaps to keep
up a sense of ominous
omniscience
.
It is the principle element of
omniscience
, and therefore the resource from
which all knowledge is extracted.
Curious tales are told of his omnipresence, his
omniscience
.
To say that it has some defects is but to say that it is not the work of
omniscience
, but of human intellects.
She, the song, may be the key to immortality and
omniscience
.
Plating complains that nothing less than
omniscience
would do.
The technical benefits of new media to photojournalists in crisis zones are equivalent to unrefined digital
omniscience
.
One of my missions is to do away with the aura of
omniscience
that so often adorns wine writers.
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