omniscient

/ɔm'nisiənt/

Thân thiện

An omniscient narrator describes the entire scene.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having complete or unlimited knowledge, awareness, or understanding; knowing everything. This describes a being, entity, or perspective that possesses total knowledge of all things, past, present, and future.
   • Perceived as knowing everything, especially in a narrative context. Used to describe a point of view in storytelling where the narrator knows all the thoughts, feelings, and events concerning every character.

Usage and Examples

• Adjective:
  • Many religions describe God as an omniscient being. (This uses the word to describe a divine entity with infinite knowledge.)
  • The novel is written from an omniscient third-person point of view. (This uses the word to describe a narrative perspective.)
  • It is impossible for any human to be truly omniscient. (This uses the word to state a limitation of human capability.)

Advanced Usage

• "The Omniscient": When capitalized, this is often used as a noun and a formal title for God in theological contexts.
  • They prayed to the Omniscient for guidance.
• Omniscient narrator: A specific literary term for a storyteller who is not a character in the story and has unrestricted knowledge.
  • The author uses an omniscient narrator to reveal the secret motives of every character.

Variants and Related Words

• Omniscience (noun): The state or quality of being omniscient; infinite knowledge.
  • The doctrine of divine omniscience is central to many faiths.
• Omnisciently (adverb): In an omniscient manner.
  • The story is omnisciently narrated.

Synonyms

• All-knowing: The most direct synonym.
• All-seeing: Often implies perceiving everything that happens.
• Infinite in wisdom/knowledge: A more descriptive phrase.

Antonyms

• Ignorant: Lacking knowledge.
• Nescient: A formal term for lacking knowledge; unaware.
• Limited: Having restricted knowledge or awareness.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. infinitely wise

Từ đồng nghĩa

• all-knowing