agnosticism
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- noun
- /æɡˈnɑːstɪsɪzəm/
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agnosticismo
- Her agnosticism made her open to different viewpoints about the existence of God.
- atheism and agnosticism
What are some of the sixth pillar practices that they can consider that are in keeping with their atheism or agnosticism?
- What are some of the sixth pillar practices that they can consider that are in keeping with their atheism or agnosticism?
- But then I noticed a sort of a sort of detached agnosticism, you know, and that's very common in our engineering fields.
- That to me explains the rise of what I see Agnosticism, atheism and the nuns.
- It can be Buddhism, atheism, agnosticism, Catholicism, it doesn't matter.
- But the notion of oneness is that that essence that transcends all religion and all agnosticism and all atheism.
- But just as a side note, you have to admit that there's a particular oddness about a such as humanism, atheism and agnosticism are things that you are not.
Examples
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Hobsbawm contends that agnosticism is the best approach in trying to establish criteria for defining the nation.
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Let me paint a view of agnosticism as I see it from my perspective as an agnostic.
Blog text (9) -
And thus your path to agnosticism was set in motion early.
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35 Thomas stuck to his agnosticism for the next sixteen years.
Academic text (2018) -
Mike and his sister had abandoned the stark faith of their ancestors in favor of quiet agnosticism.
Fiction book (2001) -
During my high school years, I slipped steadily into what seemed like inevitable agnosticism.
Academic text (2010) -
The talk turned theological, and in the beginning, he declined to accept my agnosticism; he was a priest, after all.
Fiction book (2001) -
Then I learned that there are people who want to equate agnosticism with atheism.
Academic text (2009) -
The foundational philosophical error to which Modernists had fallen prey is agnosticism.
Academic text (2007) -
Her agnosticism notwithstanding, Rosemary reveres Pope Paul VI, who makes a cameo appearance in Levin's book.
Academic text (2014)
Synonyms
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The view that people cannot be completely sure about anything
A belief that God cannot be known and can only be described by saying what God is not
Antonyms
How Supernatural
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Etymology
Agnosticism comes from Greek parts a- 'not', gnostic 'knowing', like the English word 'know', and -ism 'belief'. So agnosticism is literally a 'not-knowing belief', which is why it means the view that we cannot be sure whether God or the divine exists.