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omniscience

noun

  1. Capacity to know everything
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ɑmˈnɪʃəns/ / /ɒmˈnɪsiəns/

noun

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

  1. The capacity to know everything.

    Near-synonyms: all-seeingness, omnividence

    Many people believe in God's omniscience.