Antonyms for agnosticism

Grammar : Noun

Spell : ag-nos-tuh-siz-uh m

Phonetic Transcription : ægˈnɒs təˌsɪz əm

Definition of agnosticism

Origin : 1870, from agnostic + -ism.
The agnostic does not simply say, "I do not know." He goes another step, and he says, with great emphasis, that you do not know. [Robert G. Ingersoll, "Reply to Dr. Lyman Abbott," 1890]

As in nihilism : noun refusal to believe
As in skepticism : noun doubt
As in doubt : noun lack of faith, conviction; questioning
As in heresy : noun unorthodox opinion, especially in religious matters

Example sentences :

But whether it be faith or agnosticism, it must be nothing external to me.
Extract from : « De Profundis » by Oscar Wilde

Sensibility had overcome his agnosticism, and he had forgotten that it was possible to doubt.
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 » by Various

Will agnosticism let you be absolutely sure his statements are true?
Extract from : « Lippincott's Magazine, September, 1885 » by Various

He said that Agnosticism and all that kind of thing was bad form.
Extract from : « The Dop Doctor » by Clotilde Inez Mary Graves

The alternatives of the intellectual life are Christianity or Agnosticism.
Extract from : « Natural Law in the Spiritual World » by Henry Drummond

Agnosticism is but a cautious idealism—a timid phenomenalism.
Extract from : « Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge » by Alexander Philip

The primary difficulty in dealing with Agnosticism is its elusive character.
Extract from : « Theism or Atheism » by Chapman Cohen

Agnosticism, he says, is a method the essence of which may be expressed in a single principle.
Extract from : « Theism or Atheism » by Chapman Cohen

My agnosticism was bitter in those days, bitter and polemic.
Extract from : « A Tramp's Notebook » by Morley Roberts

Did Shakspere, then, derive this agnosticism from Montaigne?
Extract from : « Montaigne and Shakspere » by John M. Robertson

Synonyms for agnosticism

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