ag'nosticism

World English Dictionary
agnostic (æɡˈnɒstɪk) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  atheist Compare theist a person who holds that knowledge of a Supreme Being, ultimate cause, etc, is impossible
2.  a person who claims, with respect to any particular question, that the answer cannot be known with certainty
 
adj
3.  of or relating to agnostics
 
[C19: coined 1869 by T. H. Huxley from a-1 + gnostic]
 
ag'nosticism
 
n

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source
Explore Dictionary.com
Previous Definition: ag'nosic
Next Definition: ag-
Words Near: ag'nosticism
More from Thesaurus.com
Synonyms and Antonyms for ag'nosticism
More from Reference.com
Search for articles containing ag'nosticism
More from Dictionary.com Translator
00:10
Ag'nosticism is always a great word to know.
So is slumgullion. Does it mean:
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
Dictionary.com Word FAQs

Dictionary.com presents 366 FAQs, incorporating some of the frequently asked questions from the past with newer queries.

Copyright © 2013 Dictionary.com, LLC. All rights reserved.
  • Please Login or Sign Up to use the Recent Searches feature