agnosticism
English
editEtymology
editCoined by Thomas Henry Huxley. From a- + gnostic + -ism (see also agnostic).
Pronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æɡˈnɒstɪsɪzəm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /æɡˈnɑstɪsɪzəm/
Audio (Mid-Atlantic US): (file)
Noun
editagnosticism (countable and uncountable, plural agnosticisms)
- The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
- The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.
- Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding the existence of a god or gods.
- 1956, January 31st: Alan Alexander Milne; quoted in:
- 1988: James B. Simpson, Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, № 4,393 (Houghton Mifflin, →ISBN
- The Old Testament is responsible for more atheism, agnosticism, disbelief — call it what you will — than any book ever written; it has emptied more churches than all the counterattractions of cinema, motor bicycle and golf course.
- (by extension) Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding any subject of dispute.
Coordinate terms
edit- (religions) religion; agnosticism, Asatru, atheism, Ayyavazhi, Baháʼí Faith, Bon, Buddhism, Cao Dai, Cheondoism, Christianity, deism, Druidry, Druze, Eckankar, Heathenry, Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Jediism, Judaism, Kimbanguism, Odinism, paganism, Pastafarianism, Raëlism, Rastafarianism, Rodnovery, Romuva, Samaritanism, Sanamahism, Shinto, Sikhism, Taoism, Tengrism, Thelema, Unitarian Universalism, Wicca, Yahwism, Yazidism, Yoruba, Zoroastrianism (Category: en:Religion) [edit]
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editTranslations
editview that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable
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See also
editRomanian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from French agnosticisme. Equivalent to agnostic + -ism.
Noun
editagnosticism n (uncountable)
Declension
edit declension of agnosticism (singular only)
singular | ||
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) agnosticism | agnosticismul |
genitive/dative | (unui) agnosticism | agnosticismului |
vocative | agnosticismule |
Swedish
editPronunciation
editNoun
editagnosticism c
Declension
editDeclension of agnosticism | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | agnosticism | agnosticismen | — | — |
Genitive | agnosticisms | agnosticismens | — | — |
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