Agnosticism — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God

the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈænɪən/

🇬🇧British English

/blˈəʊtɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/blˈəʊtɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /kˈænɪən/.

Examples

agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God's existence

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

skepticism scepticism

Parts of Speech

noun	a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God “agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God's existence”
noun	the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge

Word Forms

skeptical	adjective	denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
sceptical	adjective	denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Agnostizismus

eine religiöse Orientierung des Zweifels; eine Leugnung des ultimativen Wissens über die Existenz Gottes

🇫🇷French

agnosticisme

une orientation religieuse du doute ; un déni de la connaissance ultime de l'existence de Dieu

🇪🇸Spanish

agnosticismo

una orientación religiosa de duda; una negación del conocimiento último de la existencia de Dios

🇮🇹Italian

agnosticismo

un orientamento religioso di dubbio; una negazione della conoscenza ultima dell’esistenza di Dio

🇳🇱Dutch

agnosticisme

een religieuze oriëntatie van twijfel; een ontkenning van de ultieme kennis van het bestaan van God

🇵🇹Portuguese

agnosticismo

uma orientação religiosa de dúvida; uma negação do conhecimento final da existência de Deus

🇷🇺Russian

агностицизм

религиозная направленность сомнений; отрицание окончательного знания о существовании Бога

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अज्ञेयवाद

संदेह का धार्मिक रुझान; ईश्वर के अस्तित्व के अंतिम ज्ञान का खंडन

🇧🇩Bengali

অজ্ঞেয়বাদ

সন্দেহের একটি ধর্মীয় অভিযোজন; ঈশ্বরের অস্তিত্বের চূড়ান্ত জ্ঞানের অস্বীকার

🇮🇳Tamil

அஞ்ஞானவாதம்

சந்தேகத்தின் ஒரு மத நோக்குநிலை; கடவுள் இருப்பதைப் பற்றிய இறுதி அறிவை மறுப்பது

🇮🇳Telugu

అజ్ఞేయవాదం

సందేహం యొక్క మతపరమైన ధోరణి; దేవుని ఉనికికి సంబంధించిన అంతిమ జ్ఞానం యొక్క తిరస్కరణ

🇮🇳Marathi

अज्ञेयवाद

शंका एक धार्मिक प्रवृत्ती; देवाच्या अस्तित्वाचे अंतिम ज्ञान नाकारणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

અજ્ઞેયવાદ

શંકા એક ધાર્મિક અભિગમ; ભગવાનના અસ્તિત્વના અંતિમ જ્ઞાનનો ઇનકાર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅಜ್ಞೇಯತಾವಾದ

ಅನುಮಾನದ ಧಾರ್ಮಿಕ ದೃಷ್ಟಿಕೋನ; ದೇವರ ಅಸ್ತಿತ್ವದ ಅಂತಿಮ ಜ್ಞಾನದ ನಿರಾಕರಣೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അജ്ഞേയവാദം

സംശയത്തിൻ്റെ മതപരമായ ദിശാബോധം; ദൈവത്തിൻ്റെ അസ്തിത്വത്തെക്കുറിച്ചുള്ള ആത്യന്തികമായ അറിവിൻ്റെ നിഷേധം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਗਿਆਨੀਵਾਦ

ਸ਼ੱਕ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਧਾਰਮਿਕ ਸਥਿਤੀ; ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਦੀ ਹੋਂਦ ਦੇ ਅੰਤਮ ਗਿਆਨ ਤੋਂ ਇਨਕਾਰ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不可知论

怀疑的宗教倾向；否认上帝存在的终极知识

🇯🇵Japanese

不可知論

疑いの宗教的方向性。神の存在に関する究極の知識の否定

🇰🇷Korean

불가지론

의심의 종교적 지향; 하나님의 존재에 대한 궁극적인 지식을 부인하는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuyết bất khả tri

một khuynh hướng tôn giáo nghi ngờ; phủ nhận kiến thức tối thượng về sự tồn tại của Thiên Chúa

🇹🇭Thai

ลัทธิไม่เชื่อเรื่องพระเจ้า

การวางแนวทางทางศาสนาแห่งความสงสัย การปฏิเสธความรู้ขั้นสูงสุดเกี่ยวกับการดำรงอยู่ของพระเจ้า

🇮🇩Indonesian

agnostisme

orientasi keagamaan yang penuh keraguan; penolakan terhadap pengetahuan tertinggi tentang keberadaan Tuhan

🇵🇭Filipino

agnostisismo

isang relihiyosong oryentasyon ng pagdududa; isang pagtanggi sa sukdulang kaalaman sa pagkakaroon ng Diyos

🇲🇾Malay

agnostikisme

orientasi agama keraguan; penafian pengetahuan muktamad tentang kewujudan Tuhan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

اللاأدرية

التوجه الديني للشك. إنكار المعرفة المطلقة بوجود الله

🇮🇷Persian

آگنوستیک

جهت گیری مذهبی شک؛ انکار شناخت نهایی از وجود خدا

🇹🇷Turkish

agnostisizm

şüphenin dini yönelimi; Tanrı'nın varlığına ilişkin nihai bilginin reddi

🇮🇱Hebrew

כְּפִירָה

אוריינטציה דתית של ספק; הכחשה של הידע האולטימטיבי על קיומו של אלוהים

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