World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesomnisciente
Pronunciation / Transliteration: om.nisˈsjente
"El narrador omnisciente revela los pensamientos ocultos de los protagonistas."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Knowing everything; having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight.
"The author wrote the novel from an omniscient point of view, allowing readers to know the inner thoughts of every character." - 2
Infinitely wise or possessing universal knowledge in a given context.
"Sometimes artificial intelligence is mistakenly perceived as omniscient when processing vast amounts of data."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin roots 'omnis' (meaning 'all') and 'scire' (meaning 'to know'). Entering the English language in the early 17th century, it was formed by combining these classical elements with the adjectival suffix '-ent', initially used in theological contexts to describe the infinite knowledge of God.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Omniscient" is said worldwide
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omniscient
Transliteration: om-nis-sjɑ̃
"Le narrateur omniscient connaît tous les secrets des personnages."
allwissend
Transliteration: ˈalˌvɪsn̩t
"In vielen Religionen wird Gott als allwissend angesehen."
onnisciente
Transliteration: on.niˈʃʃɛn.te
"Il romanzo è raccontato da una prospettiva onnisciente."
omnisciente
Transliteration: om.nisˈsjente
"El narrador omnisciente revela los pensamientos ocultos de los protagonistas."
onisciente
Transliteration: o.niˈsjẽ.tʃi
"O autor adotou um ponto de vista onisciente na história."
सर्वज्ञ
Transliteration: sarvajna
"हिंदू धर्म में ईश्वर को सर्वज्ञ माना जाता है।"
全知
Transliteration: quán zhī
"这个故事是以全知视角叙述的。"
전지적
Transliteration: jeon-ji-jeok
"그 소설은 전지적 작가 시점으로 쓰여졌다."
全知の
Transliteration: zenchi no
"その物語は全知の視点から語られている。"
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