adj · name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ɒmˈnɪsɪənt/
General-American:/ɑmˈnɪʃənt/
rhymes with -ɪʃənt
rhymes with -ɪsɪənt
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CMU ARPABET:AA0 M N IH1 SH AH0 N T
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having total knowledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
The story was narrated from an omniscient point of view.
The Abrahamic God is omniscient.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: all-knowing
Antonyms: none provided
2
name
Meaning 2
God.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Christianity
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
name
Meaning 3
Sambuddha.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: Buddhism, lifestyle, religion
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
One who has total knowledge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective satellite
Meaning 5
infinitely wise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: all-knowing
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Medieval Latin omnisciens (“all-knowing”), from Latin omnis (“all”) + sciens (“knowing”) (further analysable via scient).
Across languages
Translations
56 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
بِكُلِّ شَيْءٍ عَلِيمٌ
(bikulli šayʔin ʕalīmun)
— having total knowledge
Armenian:
ամենագետ
(amenaget)
— having total knowledge
Belarusian:
усёве́дны
(usjovjédny)
— having total knowledge
Bulgarian:
всезна́ещ
(vseznáešt)
— having total knowledge
Catalan:
omniscient
— having total knowledge
Chinese Mandarin:
全知的
(quánzhī de)
— having total knowledge
Czech:
vševědoucí
— having total knowledge
Danish:
alvidende
— having total knowledge
Dutch:
alwetend
— having total knowledge
Esperanto:
ĉioscia
— having total knowledge
Faroese:
alvitandi
— having total knowledge
Finnish:
kaikkitietävä
— having total knowledge
French:
omniscient
— having total knowledge
Georgian:
ყოვლისმცოდნე
(q̇ovlismcodne)
— having total knowledge
German:
allwissend
— having total knowledge
Greek:
παντογνώστης
(pantognóstis)
— having total knowledge
Greek:
πάνσοφος
(pánsofos)
— having total knowledge
Hindi:
अंतर्यामी
(antaryāmī)
— having total knowledge
Hindi:
सर्वज्ञ
(sarvajña)
— having total knowledge
Hungarian:
mindentudó
— having total knowledge
Icelandic:
alvitur
— having total knowledge
Indonesian:
maha tahu
— having total knowledge
Irish:
uilefheasach
— having total knowledge
Italian:
onnisciente
— having total knowledge
Japanese:
全知の
(zenchi no)
— having total knowledge
Latin:
omnisciēns
— having total knowledge
Macedonian:
сезнаен
(seznaen)
— having total knowledge
Macedonian:
семудар
(semudar)
— having total knowledge
Norwegian Bokmål:
allvitende
— having total knowledge
Norwegian Nynorsk:
allvitande
— having total knowledge
Pannonian Rusyn:
всезнаюци
(vseznajuci)
— having total knowledge
Persian:
آگاه از همه چیز
— having total knowledge
Persian:
ویسپ آگاه
(visp-âgâh)
— having total knowledge
Polish:
wszechwiedzący
— having total knowledge
Polish:
wszystkowiedzący
— having total knowledge
Portuguese:
onisciente
— having total knowledge
Romanian:
omniscient
— having total knowledge
Romanian:
atotștiutor
— having total knowledge
Russian:
всеве́дущий
(vsevéduščij)
— having total knowledge
Russian:
всезна́ющий
(vseznájuščij)
— having total knowledge
Sanskrit:
सर्वविद्य
(sarvavidya)
— having total knowledge
Sanskrit:
सर्वज्ञता
(sarvajñatā)
— having total knowledge
Serbo-Croatian:
свѐзнајӯћ
— having total knowledge
Serbo-Croatian:
svèznajūć
— having total knowledge
Sikkimese:
ཀུན་མཁྱེན
(kun mkhyen)
— having total knowledge
Slovak:
vševedúci
— having total knowledge
Spanish:
omniscio
— having total knowledge
Spanish:
omnisciente
— having total knowledge
Spanish:
omnisapiente
— having total knowledge
Swedish:
allvetande
— having total knowledge
Tagalog:
taluslahat
— having total knowledge
Ukrainian:
всезна́ючий
(vseznájučyj)
— having total knowledge
Ukrainian:
всеві́даючий
(vsevídajučyj)
— having total knowledge
Vietnamese:
toàn tri
— having total knowledge
Vietnamese:
nhất thiết trí
— having total knowledge
Vietnamese:
chính biến tri
— having total knowledge