as in secular
not having or showing conviction about the existence of God
As she grew older, she began to question the religious teachings of her youth and became more agnostic.
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as in skeptic
a person who does not have a definite belief about whether God exists or not
He was an agnostic despite his religious upbringing.
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Recent Examples of agnostic
Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Created by Erin Foster, Nobody Wants This follows an agnostic podcast host and an unconventional rabbi on the rebound walk into a party.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
In general, they can be classified as the non-religious, the non-believers, and agnostics.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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Adjective
The bill itself is agnostic about where or how to build specific infrastructure.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2025
Created by Erin Foster, Nobody Wants This follows an agnostic podcast host and an unconventional rabbi on the rebound walk into a party.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025
Noun
The community is now composed of nones, agnostics and disillusioned former members of megachurches.
—Marc Ramirez, USA TODAY, 2 Sep. 2024
In general, they can be classified as the non-religious, the non-believers, and agnostics.
—Big Think, 24 June 2024
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In other words, despite its seeming departure from Maine’s binary logic, the Second World was really a slice of the non-West that, contrary to expectations, embraced an explicitly secular and modernizing agenda: socialism.—
Zachariah Mampilly,
Foreign Affairs,
1 Apr. 2025
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But the church’s decision to make Catholic Charities a separate corporate entity means that this entity is not exempt from the state’s unemployment law — because Catholic Charities itself only provides secular services.—
Ian Millhiser,
Vox,
31 Mar. 2025
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Thanks to months of groundwork by Sheinbaum and her economic team, Mexico emerged with preferential treatment—confounding skeptics and earning grudging respect from the famously unpredictable U.S. president.—
John W. Dean,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Apr. 2025
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Unfortunately for scientists or academics who wish to sway skeptics based on facts, facts aren’t always convincing.—
Allie Volpe,
Vox,
3 Apr. 2025
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Buffalo also had an inspiring end to the season two years ago, and that’s what has made fans skeptical that this late-season run means much.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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But people remain skeptical, and some commentary isn't helping.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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“Agnostic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agnostic. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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