agnosticism
UK/æɡˈnɒstɪsɪzəm//æɡˈnɑstɪsɪzəm/
agnosticism noun: the view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
Noun
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.
- Holonyms: epistemology, cosmology, ontology, philosophy
- Antonyms:
- antiagnosticism
- 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)
- Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding any subject of dispute.
agnosticism meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
agnosticism in Hindi
- view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable
- अज्ञेयवाद ajñeyvād
agnosticism in Tamil
- அறியவொணாமைக் கொள்கை, அறியமுடியாமைவாதம், உலோகாயத வாதம்
agnosticism in Urdu
- مادہ پرستی
agnosticism in Bengali
- view that the existence of a God or gods is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable
- অজ্ঞেয়বাদ ojneẏobad
More languagesFewer languages
- agnosticism in Arabic
- لَاأَدْرِيَّة lā-ʔadriyya
- agnosticism in Malay
- agnostisisme
- agnosticism in Indonesian
- agnostisisme
- agnosticism in Thai
- อไญยนิยม à-yai-yá-ní-yom
- agnosticism in Vietnamese
- thuyết bất khả tri
Antonyms of agnosticism
Forms of agnosticism
| plural | agnosticisms |
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Origin of agnosticism
Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley. From a- + gnostic + -ism (see also agnostic).
Words formed from agnosticism
Questions about agnosticism
- What does agnosticism mean?
- Agnosticism means the view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
- What is agnosticism in Hindi?
- Agnosticism in Hindi is अज्ञेयवाद (ajñeyvād). See Agnosticism meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is agnosticism?
- Agnosticism is a noun.
- How do you pronounce agnosticism?
- Agnosticism is pronounced /æɡˈnɒstɪsɪzəm/ (UK).
- What is the plural of agnosticism?
- The plural of agnosticism is agnosticisms.
Words near agnosticism in the dictionary
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