omniscient

[om-nish-uh nt] /ɒmˈnɪʃ ənt/
adjective
1.
having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things.
noun
2.
an omniscient being.
3.
the Omniscient, God.
Origin
1595-1605; < Neo-Latin omniscient-, stem of omnisciēns, equivalent to Latin omni- omni- + scient- knowing; see science
Related forms
omnisciently, adverb
unomniscient, adjective
unomnisciently, adverb
Can be confused
omnipotent, omniscient.
Examples from the web for omniscient
  • Navy destroyers will steam offshore readying virtual cruise missiles and the omniscient eye of trainers will watch it all.
  • Well-curated shots of the household provide an omniscient view of the action.
  • No one is omniscient, there's a limit, so have some humility when presenting your case and maybe you'll find more receptive ears.
  • First, governments are not omniscient and they can get their programmes wrong.
  • At the same stroke weed out all the self-proclaimed omniscient authority on these theories.
  • It was omniscient, because it allowed no references to unattributed sources.
  • Your gun does not make you a superhero, a cop, or omniscient.
  • They were completely omniscient and you took their word for everything.
  • The illusion of omniscient intelligence ended years before that.
  • Ask students to discuss what effect having this omniscient knowledge has on the story.
British Dictionary definitions for omniscient

omniscient

/ɒmˈnɪsɪənt/
adjective
1.
having infinite knowledge or understanding
2.
having very great or seemingly unlimited knowledge
Derived Forms
omniscience, noun
omnisciently, adverb
Word Origin
C17: from Medieval Latin omnisciens, from Latin omni- + scīre to know
Word Origin and History for omniscient
adj.

c.1600, from Modern Latin omniscientem (nominative omnisciens), back-formation from Medieval Latin omniscientia (see omniscience). Related: Omnisciently.