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omniscience

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Definition of omniscience

as in foreknowledge

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Recent Examples of omniscience The aliens, as ever in Spielberg’s work, are allowed to represent something newer and more mysterious, here with some lingering War of the Worlds menace in their promise of omniscience — or something like it. — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 12 June 2026 Langbein’s Monica — having finally transcended her past and ascended to spiritual omniscience — becomes Jean’s interlocutor. — Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 In the section of Evin Prison reserved for political prisoners, interrogators pummeled human rights advocates, journalists, and union activists with questions calculated to display the state's seeming omniscience. — Karl Vick, Time, 16 Mar. 2026 Gently expounded with a God-like omniscience by an unseen narrator (Will Patton), Train Dreams takes place in a space between the then and the now, being simultaneously of the past and in the moment (Bentley plays with time in unexpected ways). — Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for omniscience

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However, there are common mistakes that can easily be avoided with a little foreknowledge.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 29 July 2026
But if a 12-year-old Spider-Man fan in Dubuque, Iowa, got to watch the film without any foreknowledge, then the gambit was more than worth it.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026

Definition of foreknowledge

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But Charles Lichfield, director of economic foresight and analysis at the Atlantic Council’s GeoEconomics Center, said the best metrics for understanding what’s going on are the deficit and inflation.

— Sam Meredith, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2026
The Red Sox then embarked on an impressive 15-game winning streak, sweeping those very teams, validating Cora's foresight.

— Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026

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Helaena is Dragon’s Cassandra; her supernatural prescience and big-picture perspective make her perhaps the wisest character this side of Game of Thrones’ Bran the Broken.

— Judy Berman, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
This isn’t prescience, but rather a deep sensitivity to what’s going on—and where.

— Carolyn Kellogg, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026

Definition of prescience

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