omnibenevolent

English

Etymology

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

Adjective

omnibenevolent (not comparable)

  1. 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

  • 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.

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