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agnosticism

noun
/æɡˈnɒstɪsɪzəm/UK/æɡˈnɑstɪsɪzəm/US

Etymology

Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley. From a- + gnostic + -ism (see also agnostic).

Definitions

  1. The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding…

    The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.

  2. The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or…

    The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.

    • Holonyms: epistemology, cosmology, ontology, philosophy

  3. Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding the existence of a god or gods.

    • 1956, January 31ˢᵗ: Alan Alexander Milne; quoted in:
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding any subject of dispute.

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Derived

agnostic, agnostically, agnostics, antiagnosticism

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