omniscience

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɒmˈnɪsiəns/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(om nish′əns)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
om•nis•cience  (om nish′əns),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the quality or state of being omniscient.
  2. infinite knowledge.
  3. Religion(cap.) God.
  • Medieval Latin omniscientia, equivalent. to Latin omni- omni- + scientia knowledge; see science
  • 1605–15

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
om•nis•cient /ɑmˈnɪʃənt/USA pronunciation   adj. 
  1. having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding.
om•nis•cience, n. [uncountable]See -sci-.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
om•nis•cient  (om nish′ənt),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding;
    perceiving all things.

n. 
  1. an omniscient being.
  2. Religion the Omniscient, God.
  • Neo-Latin omniscient-, stem of omnisciēns, equivalent. to Latin omni- omni- + scient- knowing; see science
  • 1595–1605
om•nis′cient•ly, adv. 


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