agnosticism

[ ag-nos-tuh-siz-uh m ]

/ ægˈnɒs təˌsɪz əm /

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noun

the doctrine or belief of an agnostic.

an intellectual doctrine or attitude affirming the uncertainty of all claims to ultimate knowledge.

Origin of agnosticism

First recorded in 1870–75; agnostic + -ism

Words nearby agnosticism

agnolotti, agnomen, agnon, agnosia, agnostic, agnosticism, agnus dei, ago, agog, agogic, agogics

Example sentences from the Web for agnosticism

“Maybe we need a new category other than theism, atheism or agnosticism that takes paradox and unknowing into account,” he writes.

Frank Schaeffer, the Atheist Who Believes in God |Nick Tabor |August 3, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
It's this agnosticism, he argued, that leaves BDSers open to accusations that they want to see the country destroyed.

Not Trying To Cause A Big Sensation |Jacob Silverman |October 8, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
When it comes to a definition of Agnosticism Professor Huxley's position becomes still more difficult of understanding.

Theism or Atheism |Chapman Cohen
The priest shook his head, whether in dissent or agnosticism, but remained mute.

The Innocence of Father Brown |G. K. Chesterton

Agnosticism, Secularism, Spiritualism, and Altruism had not come into existence.

Christopher Crayon's Recollections |J. Ewing Ritchie
Eucken will not declare unqualified allegiance either to pantheism, to theism in its usual form or to agnosticism.

The Christian Faith Under Modern Searchlights |William Hallock Johnson
"I know it is not so," it ought not to need to be said, is not agnosticism.

Theology and the Social Consciousness |Henry Churchill King

Cultural definitions for agnosticism

agnosticism

[ (ag-nos-tuh-siz-uhm) ]

A denial of knowledge about whether there is or is not a God. An agnostic insists that it is impossible to prove that there is no God and impossible to prove that there is one. (Compare atheism.)

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