ag|nos|ti|cism

ag|nos|ti|cism
ag|nos|ti|cism «ag NOS tuh sihz uhm», noun.
the belief or intellectual attitude of agnostics: »

One meets few atheists, though many agnostics. But the agnosticism is humble and open rather than self-satisfied (Atlantic).


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