omnibenevolent
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From omni- (“all”) + benevolent (“good-willed”).
Adjective[edit]
omnibenevolent (not comparable)
- All-loving, or infinitely good, usually in reference to a deity or supernatural being, for example, God.
- The omnibenevolent God, by definition, was unable to withhold forgiveness from his people.
- 1984, John Eric Nolt, Informal Logic: Possible Worlds and Imagination, page 77:
- Any omnibenevolent being would will the complete and immediate nonexistence of evil.
Usage notes[edit]
- Its use is often with regards to the divine triad, whereby a deity, usually the Christian God, is described to be simultaneously omniscient, omnipotent and omnibenevolent.
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
all-loving or infinitely good
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