omniscient
Other forms: omnisciently
To be omniscient is to know everything. This often refers to a special power of God.
If you combine the Latin roots omnis (meaning "all") and scientia (meaning "knowledge"), you'll get omniscient, meaning "knowledge of all." It would be nice to be omniscient: then you would know absolutely everything in the world. Many religions have a god who is all-powerful and omniscient. This is how a god is supposed to know when you sinned, or what's going to happen in the future.
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infinitely wisesynonyms: all-knowingwisehaving or prompted by wisdom or discernment
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(narrator, author, character) having unlimited knowledge or understanding in a work of literature
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The root of this "knowledge" word tree usually appears as "sci." Its most famous branch is the word "science." More Latin Love, Volume I lists: vocare, portare, struere, and via! ELA Common Core State Standard: "Use common, grade-appropriate Greek or Latin affixes and roots as clues to the meaning of a word."