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omniscience

[ om-nish-uh ns ]

/ ɒmˈnɪʃ əns /

noun

the quality or state of being omniscient.

infinite knowledge.

(initial capital letter) God.

Origin of omniscience

1605–15; < Medieval Latin omniscientia, equivalent to Latin omni- omni- + scientia knowledge; see science

Words nearby omniscience

omnigraph, omnipotence, omnipotent, omnipresent, omnirange, omniscience, omniscient, omnisexual, omnishambles, omnium-gatherum, omnivore

Example sentences from the Web for omniscience

But not even exorcists think people possessed by the Devil have that kind of omniscience.

What's Real in The Rite |Seth Colter Walls |January 31, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The dream state of his own omniscience has remained entirely unimpaired.

What Does Julian Assange Want? |Tunku Varadarajan |July 28, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
I like to toss it out there every now and then just to reinforce my omniscience.

Teach Your Kids How to Drink |Lee Woodruff |April 27, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
I like to toss out this kind of info just to reinforce my omniscience.

Teach Your Kids How to Drink |Lee Woodruff |April 27, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

To God we apply the attributes of omnipotence, omniscience, omnipresence.

The Genius |Margaret Horton Potter
Do you insist on being the only and perfect embodiment of omniscience?

A Young Man in a Hurry |Robert W. Chambers
Her sense of omniscience, of companionship with the infinite, was quite gone.

Istar of Babylon |Margaret Horton Potter
The Brydges woman was pretty, rich, and charming; omniscience was her pose.

Man and Maid |E. (Edith) Nesbit
As said by Addison, "omniscience and omnipotence are requisite for its full attainment."

Concerning Justice |Lucilius A. Emery