omnibenevolent

adj

omnibenevolent

adj

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

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.
  • Any omnibenevolent being would will the complete and immediate nonexistence of evil.1984, John Eric Nolt, Informal Logic: Possible Worlds and Imagination, page 77:
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