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Pronunciation / Transliteration: aɡnɔstik
"En tant qu'agnostique, il ne prétendait pas connaître la nature de Dieu."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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A person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God.
"As an agnostic, she felt that the question of God's existence was beyond human understanding."
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Relating to or characterized by the belief that the existence of God is unknown or unknowable.
"His agnostic views often led to deep philosophical discussions with his friends."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'agnostic' was coined by the English biologist Thomas Huxley in 1869, derived from the Greek 'agnostos', meaning 'unknown' or 'unknowable'. It reflects a philosophical stance regarding the existence of deities, suggesting that such matters are inherently beyond human comprehension.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Agnostic" is said worldwide
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agnostique
Transliteration: aɡnɔstik
"En tant qu'agnostique, il ne prétendait pas connaître la nature de Dieu."
agnostiker
Transliteration: aɡˈnɔstɪkɐ
Script: Agnostiker
"Als Agnostiker glaubte er, dass die Existenz Gottes unbekannt ist."
agnostico
Transliteration: aɡˈnɔstiko
"Come agnostico, non si sentiva in grado di affermare l'esistenza di Dio."
agnóstico
Transliteration: aɡˈnɔstiko
"Como agnóstico, no creía que se pudiera conocer a Dios."
agnóstico
Transliteration: aɡˈnɔstiku
"Como agnóstico, ele não tinha certeza sobre a existência de Deus."
अज्ञेयवादी
Transliteration: ajñeyavādī
"एक अज्ञेयवादी के रूप में, वह भगवान के अस्तित्व के बारे में निश्चित नहीं था।"
不可知论者
Transliteration: bù kě zhī lùn zhě
"作为一个不可知论者，他认为神的存在是无法知道的。"
불가지론자
Transliteration: bulgajironja
"불가지론자로서 그는 신의 존재를 알 수 없다고 믿었다."
不可知論者
Transliteration: fukachironsha
"不可知論者として、彼は神の存在を知ることができないと考えていました。"
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