Noun: agnosticism ag'nós-ti,si-zum
- The disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
"His agnosticism led him to question religious doctrines";
- skepticism [N. Amer], scepticism [Brit, Cdn]
- 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"
Derived forms: agnosticisms
Type of: disbelief, religious orientation, unbelief
Encyclopedia: Agnosticism