单词 | all-witty |
释义 | all-wittyadj. Now rare (poetic in later use). All-knowing, omniscient. In early use esp. of Christ. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > nature or attributes of God > [adjective] > knowing or omniscient wittyOE wisea1325 all-wittya1425 omniscious1588 omniscient1598 all-knowing1759 a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) l. 2 Þe witte of þe Son alwytty. c1475 (?c1400) J. Wyclif Sel. Eng. Wks. (1871) III. 431 Siþ Crist is al witty, as our feiþ techiþ us. 1496 (c1410) Dives & Pauper (de Worde) iii. xix. sig. i.v/2 The seconde commaundement is applyed to the sone alwytty..for he knoweth all. a1500 Treat. Ghostly Battle in C. Horstmann Yorkshire Writers (1896) II. 425 (MED) Prayeth..to the sone alle-wytty that ye mowe haue wytte and wysdome. 1906 C. M. Doughty Dawn in Brit. I. ii. 83 Hoarbeard, all-witty Woden, god! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.a1425 |
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