单词 | omniscience |
释义 | omniscience (once / 7944 pages) n Many people believe in the omniscience or all-knowing power of God. Omniscience comes from the Latin omnis meaning "all" and scientia meaning "knowledge." Omniscience is a state of possessing all the knowledge there is — pretty impressive. In a religious sense, people believe in a higher being that has omniscience. In literature, omniscience can refer to the perspective of a narrator who is all-knowing or has the ability to see into the minds of all his characters. WORD FAMILYomniscient: omniscience, omnisciently USAGE EXAMPLESAs such, their writings often attempted to bridge the gap between human reason and divine omniscience. Time(Nov 02, 2016) The omniscience of the film’s perspective and the fluidity of the editing ease us into the narrative yet slowly divest us of our moral bearings. Los Angeles Times(Sep 29, 2016) The broad public grasp of football strategy may never progress far beyond Madden’s limits, never mind approach omniscience. New York Times(Sep 13, 2016) n the state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge Hypo|Hyper God's Wisdom the omniscience of a divine being state the way something is with respect to its main attributes |
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