omniscient

Adjective
US[om-nish-uhnt]/ɑmˈnɪʃənt/3 syllables
Synonyms: all-knowing

Open English WordNet

Adjective (1)

  1. infinitely wiseSynonyms: all-knowingOpposite foolishSimilar wise

Related words omniscience noun

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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Om·nis′cient adjective

Origin: Omni- + L. sciens, -entis, p. pr. of scire to know: cf. F. omniscient. See Science.

Having universal knowledge; knowing all things; infinitely knowing or wise; as, the omniscient God. — Om·nis′wb-a1′>′cient·ly, adverb

For what can scape the eye Of God all-seeing, or deceive his heart Omniscient?— John Milton

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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