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  • noun Common misspelling of omniscient. All-knowing.

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Examples

  • He told me god was omniscent and could hear my thoughts through the ether.

    The Knee Amy Geeleher Burt 2011

  • He told me god was omniscent and could hear my thoughts through the ether.

    The Knee Amy Geeleher Burt 2011

  • Those who try to distort the truth should be reminded that God is omniscent - He knows all and witnesses all.

    On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009

  • I did more of a third-person limited omniscent in a recent short story.

    What's your point? 2007

  • I 'think' I write third-person omniscent - but I occasionally have two character POV's - but ALWAYS with either scene or chapter breaks.

    What's your point? 2007

  • I 'think' I write third-person omniscent - but I occasionally have two character POV's - but ALWAYS with either scene or chapter breaks.

    What's your point? 2007

  • So you're omniscent, you can predict the future for Texas.

    Polls Show Obama Way Up In Two Key Swing States 2009

  • I did more of a third-person limited omniscent in a recent short story.

    What's your point? 2007

  • “Evolutionary man can no longer take refuge from his lonliness by creeping for shelter into the arms of a divinized father figure whom he has himself created, nor escape from the responsibility of making decisions by sheltering under the umbrella of divine authority, nor absolve himself from the hard task of meeting his present problems and planning his future by relying on the will of an omniscent, but unfortunately inscrutable, Providence.”

    Politicians and Critics Sean 2008

  • And organized religions play a huge role in that propaganda … Because they need people to think that they need them … And what better way to do that than an omnipotent and omniscent being that gives no assistance, direction, or support – except through the church, and blind faith.

    Think Progress » Media Reports Gonzales’ Misleading Legal Analysis on NSA Program, Ignores All Opposing Views 2006

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