pangnosis en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- Proto-Indo-European *-énts Proto-Indo-European *ph₂énts? Proto-Hellenic *pánts Ancient Greek πᾶς (pâs)der. Ancient Greek πᾰν- (păn-)bor. English pan- Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tisder. Ancient Greek γνῶσῐς (gnôsĭs)der. English gnosis English pangnosis From pan- + gnosis.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The capacity to know everything; omniscience.
I have labelled my grain of sand "Education in Louisiana," lest some among you may mistake me for a Pangnostic, come to teach you some new truth, or the All-Truth which suffices.
1887, William Preston Johnston, “Education in Louisiana”, in Proceedings of the National Education Association:If Spencer and his followers are correctly called agnostics, then we should call Dietzgen a pangnostic. He knows it all.
1908, Marcus Hitch, “Dietzgenism”, in International Socialist Review, volume 8:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pangnoses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |