omnisciencen.

Brit.

/ɒmˈnɪsɪəns/,

/ɒmˈnɪʃɪəns/,

/ɒmˈnɪʃəns/, U.S.

/ɑmˈnɪʃ(ə)ns/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin omniscientia.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin omniscientia (14th cent. in British sources) < omni- omni- comb. form + scientia science n.; compare -ence suffix.For pronunciation history compare etymological note s.v. omniscient adj.

a. As an attribute of God, or of a person: the fact, state, or quality of having infinite knowledge. Also: the fact, state, or quality of having, or claiming to have, great knowledge. Cf. omniscient adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [noun] > knowledge or omniscience

sapiencec1386

omniscience1612

omnisciency1640

Sophia1649

all-knowingness1674

scientivity1677

omniscientness1727

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > large amount of knowledge > [noun] > possession of

universality1605

polymathy1642

all-knowingness1674

pansophia1674

pansophy1792

polyhistory1799

multiscience1816

encyclopaedism1833

universalism1838

omnisciencea1845

know-everythingism1855

pansophism1868

1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus i. 9 His omniscience..searcheth the heart, discouereth the thoughts.

1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον iii. 123 That euer to be celebrated Princesse, Elizabeth of late memory..of whose omniscience, pantarite and goodnesse, all men heretofore have spoke too little.

1694 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) ii. x. 72 The omniscience of God, who knows all things past, present, and to come.

1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 315. ¶4 The Survey of the whole Creation..is a Prospect worthy of Omniscience.

1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle III. xc. 265 Fully convinced of the necromancer's omniscience, [she] implored his advice touching the retrieval of her reputation.

1784 E. Allen Reason i. §5. 47 To ascribe it [sc. jealousy] to God is a manifest infringement of his omniscience.

1812 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 68 465 The neologous omniscience of a German student.

a1845 S. Smith in I. Todhunter William Whewell (1876) I. xxi. 410 [Said of Whewell] Science is his forte, and omniscience is his foible.

1891 T. R. Lounsbury Stud. Chaucer II. v. 179 Men at that time thought nothing of making a specialty of omniscience.

1915 C. P. Gilman Herland in Forerunner Oct. 265/1 I expatiated on the Omniscience, Omnipotence, Omnipresence, and so on of our God.

1923 G. B. Shaw in Daily News 18 Dec. 6/1 My refusal to credit the trade union known as the General Medical Council with the power to confer Omniscience and Infallibility on its registrees.

1991 Daily Tel. 5 Jan. (Weekend Suppl.) 19/8 I do my best to give friends the benefit of my omniscience in matters automotive.

b. As an abstract concept: infinite knowledge. Also: a force or being representing or embodying this; spec. God. Now chiefly literary or poetic.

ΚΠ

1652 E. Benlowes Theophila vii. 108 Omniscience Thine Intelligencer is!

1698 E. Tipper Pilgrim's Viaticum iv. 28 Let me, with Humility, admire This great Omniscience.

1708 E. Arwaker Truth in Fiction ii. xlvii. 159 Villains, that can from Men their Mischiefs hide.., 'Nor fear Omniscience shou'd the Guilt reveal.

1739 S. Boyse Deity x. 46 In that awful all-disclosing day..When high Omniscience shall her books display.

1794 W. Godwin Caleb Williams III. xiv. 248 The eye of omniscience pursuing the guilty sinner.

1836 H. Smith Tin Trumpet II. 68 To assist Omniscience with his counsels, and lend a helping hand to Omnipotence.

1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. xi. 177 Omniscience sees, Omnipotence could stop, All-mercifulness pardons.

1894 F. R. Havergal Under his Shadow in Poet. Wks. II. 328 Whither shall I flee From Omnipresence and Omniscience?

1910 E. M. Barton Straws on Stream 33 The Land of Infinitude opens before me, The Eye of Omniscience only is o'er me.

1929 R. Bridges Test. Beauty i, in Poet. Wks. (1936) 580 If Truth be thatt [sic] which Omniscience would assert of all things.

1990 R. S. Thomas God's Fool l. 16, in Counterpoint The universe over, omniscience warns.

2. Literary Theory. Esp. as an attribute of the author or a third-person narrator: a full and complete knowledge concerning all the events of a narrative, and the private motives, thoughts, etc., of all the characters.

ΚΠ

1927 E. M. Forster Aspects of Novel iv. 107 The novelist..can either describe the characters from outside, as an impartial or partial onlooker; or he can assume omniscience and describe them from within.

1958 Notes & Queries Feb. 85/2 Eschewing the novelist's omniscience, Hawthorne had his narrator cloud in vague terms the nature of Moodie's early crime.

1992 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 18 Oct. 46/2 Ms. Howard's isn't a facile omniscience. She earns it in part by her mastery of the craft and lore of the incidental stories..and in part by her mastery of rubrics.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	omniscience
释义	omnisciencen. Brit. /ɒmˈnɪsɪəns/, /ɒmˈnɪʃɪəns/, /ɒmˈnɪʃəns/, U.S. /ɑmˈnɪʃ(ə)ns/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin omniscientia. Etymology: < post-classical Latin omniscientia (14th cent. in British sources) < omni- omni- comb. form + scientia science n.; compare -ence suffix.For pronunciation history compare etymological note s.v. omniscient adj. 1. a. As an attribute of God, or of a person: the fact, state, or quality of having infinite knowledge. Also: the fact, state, or quality of having, or claiming to have, great knowledge. Cf. omniscient adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [noun] > knowledge or omniscience sapiencec1386 omniscience1612 omnisciency1640 Sophia1649 all-knowingness1674 scientivity1677 omniscientness1727 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > large amount of knowledge > [noun] > possession of universality1605 polymathy1642 all-knowingness1674 pansophia1674 pansophy1792 polyhistory1799 multiscience1816 encyclopaedism1833 universalism1838 omnisciencea1845 know-everythingism1855 pansophism1868 1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus i. 9 His omniscience..searcheth the heart, discouereth the thoughts. 1624 T. Heywood Γυναικεῖον iii. 123 That euer to be celebrated Princesse, Elizabeth of late memory..of whose omniscience, pantarite and goodnesse, all men heretofore have spoke too little. 1694 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding (new ed.) ii. x. 72 The omniscience of God, who knows all things past, present, and to come. 1712 J. Addison Spectator No. 315. ¶4 The Survey of the whole Creation..is a Prospect worthy of Omniscience. 1751 T. Smollett Peregrine Pickle III. xc. 265 Fully convinced of the necromancer's omniscience, [she] implored his advice touching the retrieval of her reputation. 1784 E. Allen Reason i. §5. 47 To ascribe it [sc. jealousy] to God is a manifest infringement of his omniscience. 1812 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 68 465 The neologous omniscience of a German student. a1845 S. Smith in I. Todhunter William Whewell (1876) I. xxi. 410 [Said of Whewell] Science is his forte, and omniscience is his foible. 1891 T. R. Lounsbury Stud. Chaucer II. v. 179 Men at that time thought nothing of making a specialty of omniscience. 1915 C. P. Gilman Herland in Forerunner Oct. 265/1 I expatiated on the Omniscience, Omnipotence, Omnipresence, and so on of our God. 1923 G. B. Shaw in Daily News 18 Dec. 6/1 My refusal to credit the trade union known as the General Medical Council with the power to confer Omniscience and Infallibility on its registrees. 1991 Daily Tel. 5 Jan. (Weekend Suppl.) 19/8 I do my best to give friends the benefit of my omniscience in matters automotive. b. As an abstract concept: infinite knowledge. Also: a force or being representing or embodying this; spec. God. Now chiefly literary or poetic. ΚΠ 1652 E. Benlowes Theophila vii. 108 Omniscience Thine Intelligencer is! 1698 E. Tipper Pilgrim's Viaticum iv. 28 Let me, with Humility, admire This great Omniscience. 1708 E. Arwaker Truth in Fiction ii. xlvii. 159 Villains, that can from Men their Mischiefs hide.., 'Nor fear Omniscience shou'd the Guilt reveal. 1739 S. Boyse Deity x. 46 In that awful all-disclosing day..When high Omniscience shall her books display. 1794 W. Godwin Caleb Williams III. xiv. 248 The eye of omniscience pursuing the guilty sinner. 1836 H. Smith Tin Trumpet II. 68 To assist Omniscience with his counsels, and lend a helping hand to Omnipotence. 1869 R. Browning Ring & Bk. IV. xi. 177 Omniscience sees, Omnipotence could stop, All-mercifulness pardons. 1894 F. R. Havergal Under his Shadow in Poet. Wks. II. 328 Whither shall I flee From Omnipresence and Omniscience? 1910 E. M. Barton Straws on Stream 33 The Land of Infinitude opens before me, The Eye of Omniscience only is o'er me. 1929 R. Bridges Test. Beauty i, in Poet. Wks. (1936) 580 If Truth be thatt [sic] which Omniscience would assert of all things. 1990 R. S. Thomas God's Fool l. 16, in Counterpoint The universe over, omniscience warns. 2. Literary Theory. Esp. as an attribute of the author or a third-person narrator: a full and complete knowledge concerning all the events of a narrative, and the private motives, thoughts, etc., of all the characters. ΚΠ 1927 E. M. Forster Aspects of Novel iv. 107 The novelist..can either describe the characters from outside, as an impartial or partial onlooker; or he can assume omniscience and describe them from within. 1958 Notes & Queries Feb. 85/2 Eschewing the novelist's omniscience, Hawthorne had his narrator cloud in vague terms the nature of Moodie's early crime. 1992 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 18 Oct. 46/2 Ms. Howard's isn't a facile omniscience. She earns it in part by her mastery of the craft and lore of the incidental stories..and in part by her mastery of rubrics. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1612
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