One who is omniscient literally knows all. The word omniscient traces back to two Latin roots: omni-, meaning "all" or "universally," and the noun scientia, meaning "knowledge."

Any divine self is both perfect and essentially omniscient. We are not omniscient and thus cannot always know all of the deductive consequences of propositions that we accept. This more …

OMNISCIENT definition: having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; perceiving all things. See examples of omniscient used in a sentence.

If you describe someone as omniscient, you mean they know or seem to know everything.

Dec 14, 2025 · From Medieval Latin omnisciens (“all-knowing”), from Latin omnis (“all”) + sciens (“knowing”) (further analysable via scient). omniscient (not comparable) The story was …

If you combine the Latin roots omnis (meaning "all") and scientia (meaning "knowledge"), you'll get omniscient, meaning "knowledge of all." It would be nice to be omniscient: then you would …

omniscient (ɒmˈnɪsɪənt) adj 1. having infinite knowledge or understanding 2. having very great or seemingly unlimited knowledge

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Definition of omniscient adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

OMNISCIENT meaning: knowing everything having unlimited understanding or knowledge