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.

Related terms

• omnibenevolence

Translations

all-loving or infinitely good

Dutch: algoed (nl) Finnish: kaikkihyvä French: omnibienveillant German: allgütig Latin: omnibonus Portuguese: onibenevolente, todo-amoroso Russian: вселюбящий (ru) (vseljubjaščij) Spanish: todobenevolente, omnibenevolente Swedish: allgod