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First published 1971 (DOST Vol. IV).
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Quotation dates: 1664
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Multicient, a. (f. L. multi-, combining form of multus much, many: cf. L. multiscius ‘knowing much’ and omniscient.) — 1664 Pitcairn Spiritual Sacrifice 45.
Though the man-Christ be not omniscient (as some Lutheran divines do imagine) yet He is multicient
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