Omniscience vs. Prescience — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Omniscience and Prescience
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Definitions
Omniscience
Omniscience () is the capacity to know everything. In Hinduism, Sikhism and the Abrahamic religions, this is an attribute of God.
Prescience
Knowledge of actions or events before they occur; foresight
“That all four actors have gone on to significant careers only underscores the remarkable prescience of a movie that never quite found its own moment” (Justin Chang).
Omniscience
Having total knowledge; knowing everything
An omniscient deity.
The omniscient narrator.
Prescience
Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight; foreknowledge.
Omniscience
One having total knowledge.
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Prescience
Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight.
God's certain prescience of the volitions of moral agents.
Omniscience
Omniscient God. Used with the.
Prescience
The power to foresee the future
Omniscience
The capacity to know everything.
Many people believe in God's omniscience.
Omniscience
The quality or state of being omniscient; the quality of knowing everything; - an attribute peculiar to God.
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Omniscience
The state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge
