agnosticism
/æɡˈnɑstɪsɪzəm/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.36 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The view that absolute truth or ultimate certainty is unattainable, especially regarding knowledge not based on experience or perceivable phenomena.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The view that the existence of God or of all deities is unknown, unknowable, unproven, or unprovable.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Doubt, uncertainty, or scepticism regarding the existence of a god or gods.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Holonyms: epistemology, cosmology, ontology, philosophy"
- "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."
Etymology
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /æɡˈnɑstɪsɪzəm/
- British English: /æɡˈnɒstɪsɪzəm/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Religion.