What's the difference between
and
Enter two words to compare and contrast their definitions, origins, and synonyms to better understand how those words are related.

Omniscience vs Prescience - What's the difference?

omniscience | prescience |

As nouns the difference between omniscience and prescience

is that omniscience is the capacity to know everything while prescience is knowledge of events before they take place; foresight; foreknowledge.

omniscience

English

(wikipedia omniscience)

Noun

  • The capacity to know everything.
    • Many people believe in God's omniscience .

    Related terms

    * omniscient

    External links

    * * * * ----

    prescience

    English

    Alternative forms

    * (archaic)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight; foreknowledge.
    • God's certain prescience of the volitions of moral agents. (Jonathan Edwards)