agnosticism en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /æɡˈnɑstɪsɪzəm/ (General-American)
- /æɡˈnɒstɪsɪzəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Mid-Atlantic, US) audio
Etymology
Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley. From a- + gnostic + -ism (see also agnostic).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
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(countable, uncountable) The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.
Holonyms: epistemology, cosmology, ontology, philosophy
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(countable, uncountable) Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding the existence of a god or gods.
1956, January 31ˢᵗ: Alan Alexander Milne; quoted in:
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.
1988: James B. Simpson, Simpson’s Contemporary Quotations, № 4,393 (Houghton Mifflin)
- (broadly, countable, uncountable) Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding any subject of dispute.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| agnosticisms | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
theology · antireligiousness · antitheism · irreligiousness · irreligion · theism · ignosticism · religion · see kinds of religion · antireligion · apatheism · transtheism · igtheism · atheism
Deriveds
antiagnosticism · agnostics · agnostically · agnostic
Relateds
agnosy · Gnosticism · ignosticism · ignostic · Gnostic · agnosia
Translations (47)
tr agnostisizm (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · scn agnusticìsimu (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · eu agnostizismo (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · el αγνωστικισμός (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · id agnostisisme (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · vi thuyết bất khả tri (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · ro agnosticism (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · cs agnosticismus (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · fi agnostismi (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · uk агностици́зм (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · ko 불가지론 (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · it agnosticismo (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · sh agnosticizam (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · eo agnostikismo (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · kk агностицизм (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · da agnostisisme (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · th อไญยนิยม (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · sh агностицизам (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · pt agnosticismo (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · bg агностици́зъм (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · cmn 不可知論 /不可知论 (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · ka აგნოსტიციზმი (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · he אגנוסטיות (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · nl agnosticisme (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · hy ագնոստիցիզմ (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · ms agnostisisme (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · nb agnostisisme (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · io agnostikismo (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · gd adhbharachas (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · la agnosticismus (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · pl agnostycyzm (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · yue 不可知論 /不可知论 (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · ar لَاأَدْرِيَّة (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · nn agnostisisme (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · bn অজ্ঞেয়বাদ (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · ky агностицизм (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · ru агностици́зм (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · sv agnosticism (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · ast agnosticismu (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · el αγνωσιαρχία (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · fr agnosticisme (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · ja 不可知論 (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · tr bilinemezcilik (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · es agnosticismo (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · ca agnosticisme (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · hi अज्ञेयवाद (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable) · de Agnostizismus (view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable)