omniscient

adjective om·ni·scient \-shənt\

: knowing everything : having unlimited understanding or knowledge

Full Definition of OMNISCIENT

: having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight

: possessed of universal or complete knowledge

— om·ni·scient·ly adverb

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New Latin omniscient-, omnisciens, back-formation from Medieval Latin omniscientia

First Known Use: circa 1604

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