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- pronunciation:
- aeg
na
stihk
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun, adjective), Word Parts
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noun |
| definition 1: |
one who believes it is impossible to know anything about the existence or nonexistence of God or about the essential nature of things beyond the material universe.
He'd grown up in a religious family, but he later became an agnostic.- synonyms:
- freethinker, skeptic
- antonyms:
- believer
- similar words:
- atheist, disbeliever, doubter, empiricist, heretic, infidel, questioner
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| definition 2: |
one who is unwilling or unable to commit to a particular stance concerning something.
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition 1: |
of or pertaining to agnostics or their beliefs.
His attitude toward religion is agnostic; he takes the stance that one cannot know whether God exists or not.- synonyms:
- cynical, faithless, freethinking, godless, infidel, irreligious
- similar words:
- disbelieving, doubtful, incredulous, irreverent, skeptical, unbelieving
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| definition 2: |
having a noncommittal or doubtful opinion about something.
I have firm opinions about political questions in general, but I'm agnostic about this particular issue. |
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| derivations: |
agnostically (adv.), agnosticism (n.) |
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