Omniscience Definition

Contents

• 1 English
  • 1.1 Pronunciation
  • 1.2 Etymology
  • 1.3 Noun
    • 1.3.1 Related terms
    • 1.3.2 Translations
  • 1.4 External links
• 2 French
  • 2.1 Etymology
  • 2.2 Pronunciation
  • 2.3 Noun

English

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA: /ɑmˈnɪʃəns/

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• (UK) IPA: /ɒmˈnɪʃəns/

Etymology

From Medieval Latin omniscientia (“all-knowledge”) < Latin omni- (“all”), and scient from the Latin scientia (“knowledge”).

Noun

omniscience (uncountable)

1. The capacity to know everything.

Related terms

• omniscient

External links

• omniscience in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• omniscience in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• omniscience at OneLook Dictionary Search

French

Etymology

Medieval Latin omniscientia.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɔm.ni.sjɑ̃s/, X-SAMPA: /Om.ni.sja~s@/
• Homophones: omnisciences
• Hyphenation: om‧ni‧science

Noun

omniscience f. (plural omnisciences)

1. omniscience

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See Also:

• Omniscience
• Omniscient