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om·nis·cience
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əns
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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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.
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History is the best antidote to delusions of omnipotence and
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World English Dictionary
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
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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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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