omniscience

[om-nish-uhns] Example Sentences Origin

om·nis·cience

[om-nish-uhns]
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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Omniscience is always a great word to know.
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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
Example Sentences
  • One of my missions is to do away with the aura of omniscience that so often adorns wine writers.
  • History is the best antidote to delusions of omnipotence and omniscience.
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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

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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).
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