agnosticism
/æɡˈnɒstɪsɪzəm/noun
उच्चारण ऐग्नॉस्टिसिज़म
अज्ञेयवाद
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as one-word substitution
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[U]
the belief that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not
अज्ञेयवाद
- His agnosticism made him question every religious claim.
- Agnosticism is different from atheism because it does not deny that God exists.
- His agnosticism did not stop him from visiting temples out of curiosity.
+ 2 more examples
- The professor spoke openly about her agnosticism in her book.
- Many scientists admit to a mild agnosticism about questions that cannot be tested.
Synonyms scepticism doubt uncertainty unbelief
Opposite belief faith conviction theism
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
AaSpelling
ag·nos·ti·cism
With g and -cism.
g और अंत में -cism।
⌂Word origin and word building
From the Greek a- (without) and gnosis (knowledge).
यूनानी a- (बिना) और gnosis (ज्ञान) से।
✓In the exam
One-word substitution
One-word substitution, asked very often: belief that we cannot know whether God exists is agnosticism; that God does not exist atheism; in one God monotheism; in many gods polytheism; that God is in everything pantheism.
यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: यह विश्वास कि ईश्वर के होने का ज्ञान संभव नहीं agnosticism; कि ईश्वर नहीं है atheism; एक ईश्वर में monotheism; अनेक देवताओं में polytheism; कि ईश्वर हर चीज़ में है pantheism।