agnosticism meaning

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agnosticism (noun): a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God.

agnosticism has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

agnosticism as a noun

  1. a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God
    • agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God's existence

    Type of: religious orientation

  2. the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

    Synonyms: skepticism, scepticism

    Type of: unbelief

Scrabble score: 16 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AG · words ending in SM · 11-letter words

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