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I am unable to remember it but I suppose it starts with Omni......

2006-10-22 18:47:52 · 20 answers · asked by Quizzing 2 in Education & Reference Words & Wordplay

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Omnicient, but I'd say know-it-all in informal contexts.

2006-10-23 02:02:36 · answer #1 · answered by Earthling 7 · 4 2

omniscient

ADJECTIVE: Having total knowledge; knowing everything: an omniscient deity; the omniscient narrator.

NOUN: 1. One having total knowledge. 2. Omniscient God. Used with the.

ETYMOLOGY: Medieval Latin omniscins, omniscient- : Latin omni-, omni- + Latin scins, scient-, present participle of scre, to know; see skei- in Appendix I.

OTHER FORMS: om·niscience, om·niscien·cy —NOUN
om·niscient·ly —ADVERB

- - - - - The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

2006-10-24 22:42:54 · answer #2 · answered by Annie Answers 2 · 0 0

Omnipotent

2006-10-23 02:43:42 · answer #3 · answered by crazeebitch2005 5 · 0 0

A more modern one would be "know-it-all) but omnipotent is the one you are looking for as it starts with omni..

2006-10-23 02:43:43 · answer #4 · answered by Inky Pinky Ponky 3 · 0 1

Omnipotence

2006-10-23 01:53:06 · answer #5 · answered by if_i_f4ll 2 · 1 2

The term is "omnipotent"(omni=every, potent=capable,knowing).In present language, "knowall" is more simple term.

2006-10-23 01:58:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0 1

Omniscient: infinitely wise; all-knowing; having universal knowledge.

Omnipotent: Having unlimited power; Able in every respect and for every work; unlimited in ability; all-powerful; almighty; as, the Being that can create worlds must be omnipotent.

2006-10-23 02:00:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1 2

Omniscient

2006-10-23 01:49:49 · answer #8 · answered by Eva Marie 2 · 2 3

Omnicient, which means "all-knowing".
This term can only refer to God because He is the only one who knows everything. No mortal fits this description.

2006-10-23 17:11:49 · answer #9 · answered by Bethany 6 · 0 1

<>Omniscient means all-knowing, omnipotent means all-powerful. A slang term for know-it-all is egghead.

2006-10-23 01:58:27 · answer #10 · answered by druid 7 · 1 2

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