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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesagnosticismo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: aɡnoˈstitʃizmo
"Il suo agnosticismo lo portò a esplorare diverse filosofie."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The belief that the existence of God or the divine is unknown or unknowable.
"His agnosticism led him to explore various philosophical perspectives without committing to any particular faith." - 2
A philosophical position that refrains from making definitive claims about the existence of deities.
"Agnosticism can be seen as a middle ground between theism and atheism."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'agnosticism' was coined in 1869 by the English biologist Thomas Huxley, derived from the Greek 'agnostos', meaning 'unknown' or 'unknowable'. It evolved to describe a philosophical position regarding the existence of God, emphasizing the limits of human knowledge.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Agnosticism" is said worldwide
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agnosticisme
Transliteration: aɡnɔs.tis.m
"Son agnosticisme l'a amené à questionner les dogmes religieux."
Agnostizismus
Transliteration: aɡˈnɔstɪtsɪsmʊs
"Sein Agnostizismus führte zu tiefen philosophischen Überlegungen."
agnosticismo
Transliteration: aɡnoˈstitʃizmo
"Il suo agnosticismo lo portò a esplorare diverse filosofie."
agnosticismo
Transliteration: aɡnos.tiˈsismo
"Su agnosticismo le permitió cuestionar las creencias tradicionales."
agnosticismo
Transliteration: aɡnos.tiˈsizmo
"O agnosticismo dele o levou a uma busca por respostas."
अज्ञेयवाद
Transliteration: ajñeyavād
"उसका अज्ञेयवाद उसे धार्मिक विश्वासों पर सवाल उठाने के लिए प्रेरित करता है।"
不可知论
Transliteration: bù kě zhī lùn
"他的不可知论使他对宗教信仰持怀疑态度。"
불가지론
Transliteration: bulgajiron
"그의 불가지론은 그가 종교적 신념에 의문을 제기하게 만들었다."
不可知論
Transliteration: fukachiron
"彼の不可知論は、彼が宗教的信念に疑問を持つきっかけとなった。"
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