agnostic
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7.7
- adjective
- /æɡˈnɑstɪk/
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agnóstico
- She considers herself agnostic about the existence of God, preferring to keep an open mind.
So we we have to be a little bit agnostic on these matters, right?
- So we we have to be a little bit agnostic on these matters, right?
- He was agnostic on that, but he did.
- If Damian Williams wasn't involved, I would be kind of agnostic.
- So death is not as final as we would think, this atheistic agnostic culture we find ourselves in now.
- I mean, I would say I used to describe myself as an atheist, but I think I'm agnostic.
- I'm more like a agnostic atheist, which is like, I don't know and I and I have no way to know.
- I was agnostic after that, became agnostic after that.
- So trying to reconcile the puzzle, I'd like to think I'm, you know, quite agnostic.
- So he then says, if I say be agnostic or be a Christian, it is otherwise trained as you are.
Examples
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The historian, as historian, remains agnostic about such claims; they cannot be validated or invalidated by historical research.
Academic text (1992) -
Primarily composed of Christian students, the ensemble also included Muslim, Jewish, atheist, Hindu, and agnostic students.
Academic text (2011) -
So we we have to be a little bit agnostic on these matters, right?
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No, we're agnostic about what it is that people make or do.
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As the years have gone by, I have become fairly agnostic regarding this issue.
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I'm agnostic on this question and I am awaiting more information.
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I am very open-minded to all ideas and am more agnostic in my point of view.
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Whether they believe in me, whether I am a a atheist or I am agnostic or I am a Muslim does not matter.
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My nanny keeps on singing religious songs to Parker even though I have told her time and time again that we're agnostic.
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Within the notions of "god," I am simply agnostic because I don't believe this is knowable.
Blog text (6)
Synonyms
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4.2
Not easily believing that something is true
Not sure people can know the true answers to religious or big life questions
Antonyms
- Specialized
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9.9
Relating to secret spiritual knowledge that claims to show hidden truths about God
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Etymology
Agnostic comes from the Greek parts a- 'not' and gnōsis 'knowledge'. So an agnostic is someone who says they 'do not know' whether God exists, which is why the word means being unsure or not committed.