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omniscient

/ɑmˈnɪʃənt/

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American Pronunciation Guide · 0:41
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Stress “nis” and listen for “sh.”

The written sc produces a sh sound here, leading into a light final vowel and the ending nt.

3 syllables · Stress on syllable 2

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The novel uses an omniscient narrator.

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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

What does omniscient mean?

adjective

  1. Having total knowledge.

noun

  1. One who has total knowledge.

proper noun

  1. God.
More meanings (1)

proper noun

  1. Sambuddha.

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IPA pronunciation

/ɑmˈnɪʃənt/

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CMU Pronouncing Dictionary

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The Triune Persons--omnipresent, omniscient, and omnipotent--exist for all time, superior to and independent of matter.
H. G. (Herbert George) WellsGod, the Invisible KingProject Gutenberg ebook #1046
Don't you think it would be interesting if you really could read the story of your life--written perfectly truthfully by an omniscient author?
Jean WebsterDaddy-Long-LegsProject Gutenberg ebook #157
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It consists in substituting for the idea of an omnipotent and omniscient author that of a necessary and eternal, but unconscious and blind, coordination.
P.-J. (Pierre-Joseph) ProudhonSystem of Economical Contradictions; Or, The Philosophy of MiseryProject Gutenberg ebook #444
If I had been divinely inspired, if I had been secured by an omniscient spirit against the danger of error, my case would have been different.
William GodwinThoughts on Man, His Nature, Productions and Discoveries Interspersed with Some Particulars Respecting the AuthorProject Gutenberg ebook #743
For there be an eternal, omniscient, omnipotent Being, it is certain that there is a God, whether you imagine that Being to be material or no.
John LockeAn Essay Concerning Humane Understanding, Volume 2 MDCXC, Based on the 2nd Edition, Books 3 and 4Project Gutenberg ebook #10616