ignosticism

English

Etymology

ig- (from ignorant) + gnostic + -ism. Coined by Rabbi Sherwin Wine.

Noun

ignosticism (uncountable)

1. Aka theological noncognitivism, igtheism.
2. The lack of belief that "creator and designer of the universe" is a coherently defined phrase, thus modern religionists do not believe in any god but only have the illusion that they do, and that modern atheists do not disbelieve in any god, or even lack belief in any god, but only have the illusion that they do.

Synonyms

• igtheism

Translations

a philosophical position

• Arabic: غنوسطية
• Armenian: իգնոստիցիզմ (ignosticʻizm)
• Azerbaijani: iqnostisizm
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 漠視主義／漠视主义 (mòshìzhǔyì)

• Danish: ignosticisme
• Dutch: ignosticisme m
• Finnish: ignostismi
• French: ignosticisme (fr) m
• Greek: ιγνωστικισμός (el) m (ignostikismós)
• Hebrew: איגנוסטיות (he)
• Indonesian: ignostisisme
• Italian: ignosticismo m
• Persian: خداناشناس‌دانی
• Polish: ignostycyzm
• Portuguese: ignosticismo (pt) m
• Russian: игностици́зм (ru) m (ignosticízm)
• Spanish: ignosticismo (es) m
• Turkish: ignostisizm
• Ukrainian: ігностицизм m (ihnostycyzm)

See also

• agnosticism
• apatheism
• ignostic
• nontheism