omnibenevolent

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adjective

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.”

OriginEnglish benevolent ← Latin omnis ← Proto-Italic *opnis →
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Meanings

adjectiveomnibenevolent (not comparable)
  1. not comparableAll-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.

    1 more example

    Any omnibenevolent being would will the complete and immediate nonexistence of evil.

    1984, John Eric Nolt, Informal Logic: Possible Worlds and Imagination, page 77

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ep-
  2. Proto-Italic*opnis
  3. Latinomnis
  4. Englishomni-
  5. Englishbenevolent
  6. Englishomnibenevolent

From omni- (“all”) + benevolent (“good-willed”).

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Translations

Dutch algoed
  • algoedall-loving or infinitely good
Finnish kaikkihyvä
  • kaikkihyväall-loving or infinitely good
French omnibienveillant
  • omnibienveillantall-loving or infinitely good
German allgütig
  • allgütigall-loving or infinitely good
Japanese 全良たる
  • 全良たる (zenryō-taru)all-loving or infinitely good
Latin omnibonus
  • omnibonusall-loving or infinitely good
Portuguese onibenevolente, todo-amoroso
  • onibenevolenteall-loving or infinitely good
  • todo-amorosoall-loving or infinitely good
Russian вселюбящий
  • вселюбящий (vseljubjaščij)all-loving or infinitely good
Spanish todobenevolente, omnibenevolente
  • todobenevolenteall-loving or infinitely good
  • omnibenevolenteall-loving or infinitely good
Swedish allgod
  • allgodall-loving or infinitely good
Cite this entry
APA

omnibenevolent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omnibenevolent

MLA

“omnibenevolent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omnibenevolent. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “omnibenevolent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/omnibenevolent.

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