omniscient

Definition

Having complete or unlimited knowledge; knowing everything. Often used to describe a literary narrator who knows all characters' thoughts and actions, or theoretically applied to divine beings.

Etymology

From Latin 'omnisciens,' combining 'omnis' (all) and 'sciens' (knowing), from 'scire' (to know). The word literally means 'all-knowing' and was originally used in theological contexts before expanding to literature and general usage.

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