agnosticism
English edit
Etymology edit
Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley. From a- + gnostic + -ism (see also agnostic).
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /æɡˈnɒstɪsɪzəm/
- (General American) IPA(key): /æɡˈnɑstɪsɪzəm/
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Noun edit
agnosticism (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]
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Translations edit
view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable
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See also edit
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French agnosticisme. Equivalent to agnostic + -ism.
Noun edit
agnosticism n (uncountable)
Declension edit
declension of agnosticism (singular only)
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n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
nominative/accusative | (un) agnosticism | agnosticismul |
genitive/dative | (unui) agnosticism | agnosticismului |
vocative | agnosticismule |
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Noun edit
agnosticism c
Declension edit
Declension of agnosticism | ||||
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Nominative | agnosticism | agnosticismen | — | — |
Genitive | agnosticisms | agnosticismens | — | — |