First Known Use: circa 1604
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omniscient
adjective om·ni·scient \-shənt\
: knowing everything : having unlimited understanding or knowledge
Full Definition of OMNISCIENT
1
: having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
2
: possessed of universal or complete knowledge
— om·ni·scient·ly adverb
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Origin of OMNISCIENT
New Latin omniscient-, omnisciens, back-formation from Medieval Latin omniscientia
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