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agnostic

/æɡˈnɒstɪk/noun

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अज्ञेयवादी, जो मानता है कि ईश्वर के होने या न होने का पता नहीं लगाया जा सकता

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noun
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    a person who believes that it is not possible to know whether or not God exists

    अज्ञेयवादी, जो मानता है कि ईश्वर के होने या न होने का पता नहीं लगाया जा सकता

    • He is not an atheist; he calls himself an agnostic.
    • The professor describes herself as an agnostic and enjoys discussing religion.
    • The writer called himself an agnostic.
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    • As an agnostic, she neither believes nor denies the existence of God.
    • The class had a lively talk with an agnostic guest.
adjective
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    having the belief that nothing can be known about whether God exists

    अज्ञेयवादी

    • an agnostic view of religion
    • His agnostic outlook made him question every claim about the divine.
    • He held an agnostic position on the question.
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    • Her agnostic views were respected by all her friends.
    • The essay takes an agnostic approach to the big questions of life.
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Keep the trio apart: theist (believes in God), atheist (denies God), agnostic (says it cannot be known).

तीनों अलग रखिए: theist (ईश्वर को मानता है), atheist (ईश्वर को नकारता है), agnostic (कहता है कि जाना नहीं जा सकता)।

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One-word substitution

One who doubts the existence of God, or holds that it cannot be known.

'जो मानता है कि ईश्वर के बारे में कुछ जाना नहीं जा सकता' के लिए यह शब्द आता है।