agnosticism

Pronunciation: /æɡˈnɑstɪsɪzəm/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God
  2. noun the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

Etymology

Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley. From a- + gnostic + -ism (see also agnostic).

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religious orientation

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