agnosticism
nounmasculineformal/ɐgnuʃtiˈsiʒmu/low
ag·nos·ti·cis·mo
Definition
The philosophical view that the existence or non-existence of God, or any transcendent reality, is unknown and probably unknowable.
Agnosticism holds that answers to metaphysical questions are unknown.
He adopted a position of agnosticism regarding religious beliefs.
Common collocations
philosophical agnosticismto advocate agnosticism
Etymology
Do inglês 'agnosticism', de 'agnostic', cunhado por T.H. Huxley (1869), do grego 'agnostos' (desconhecido).