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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).

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