omniscient
adjective
om·ni·scient
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Definition of omniscient
1
: having infinite awareness, understanding, and insight
an omniscient author the narrator seems an omniscient person who tells us about the characters and their relations— Ira Konigsberg
2
: possessed of universal or complete knowledge
the omniscient God
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Cohen takes the role of the omniscient narrator to a humorous extreme, diving into the minds of not only the family members, but also the mouse family that has lived within the house walls for as many generations as the Blumenthals. — Rachael Allen, The Atlantic, "Reconstructing the Memories of Aging Matriarchs," 1 Aug. 2019 Isner: God is often described in scripture as omniscient. — al.com, "Why does God need public records? In Alabama, that’s a real question.," 14 July 2019 Breaking the fourth wall [and] voice-over that shifts from first-person to omniscient was just part of the DNA of it. — Matt Brennan, chicagotribune.com, "‘Euphoria’ creator Sam Levinson isn’t interested in following the rules," 1 July 2019 Breaking the fourth wall [and] voice-over that shifts from first-person to omniscient was just part of the DNA of it. — Matt Brennan, latimes.com, "'Euphoria' creator Sam Levinson isn't interested in following the rules," 30 June 2019 This can go awry, however, when Mint is no longer omniscient—for instance, when the app loses access to a connected account. — Matthew De Silva, Quartz, "Venmo is sharing your payments with everyone—except Mint," 27 June 2019 Grossman’s style and focus—in which his own voice is excised, and an omniscient, objective narration reigns—almost seems like a predecessor of Western magazine war reporting. — Aaron Lake Smith, Harper's magazine, "The Trials of Vasily Grossman," 24 June 2019 The Italian writer has conjured up a delicious, comical stream of omniconsciousness: a pensive diary by the original omniscient narrator, God. — Cathleen Schine, The New York Review of Books, "Heaven Can’t Wait," 18 Apr. 2019 Their most striking quality is the lack of omniscient commentary. — Sam Sacks, WSJ, "Fiction: A Proving Ground for Men and Storytellers," 16 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'omniscient.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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omniscient
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of omniscient
formal
: knowing everything : having unlimited understanding or knowledge
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