panoptic en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /pænˈɒptɪk/
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- English optic English panoptic From pan- + optic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) All-seeing; comprehensive, inclusive.
Divested of egotistic obsession, an ordinary human being could achieve the panoptic vision of a sage.
2006, Karen Armstrong, The Great Transformation, Atlantic Books, published 2007, page 340: