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
Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
Fast Company is sort of agnostic of the (founder) role.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
Darren E. Sherkat, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2015
Below, in chronological order, a collection of comedy’s most prominent Thunberg skeptics, evangelists, agnostics, and everyone in between.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 June 2024
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The tool will also remain available as a stand-alone product that’s EHR agnostic, Uliyar said.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2024
Fast Company is sort of agnostic of the (founder) role.
—David Bloom, Forbes, 18 Oct. 2024
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Given that 25 percent of Europe is expected to be atheist or agnostic by 2050, this will give Islam 20 percent of the religious market, and that proportion would be much higher if market exit included people who may not be atheists or agnostics but reject religious identification.
—Darren E. Sherkat, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2015
Below, in chronological order, a collection of comedy’s most prominent Thunberg skeptics, evangelists, agnostics, and everyone in between.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 7 June 2024
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Christmas movies—secular and religious—are a great way to remind us that there’s more to this time of year than shopping deals and presents.Erik Kain, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
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Kwanzaa is a cultural holiday, meaning it is not affiliated with any religion and is instead observed along with other major secular and religious holidays.Olivia Rose, The Arizona Republic, 3 Dec. 2024
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Bitcoin broke $100,000 for the first time on Wednesday night, a milestone hailed even by skeptics as a coming-of-age for digital assets as investors bet on a friendly U.S. administration to cement the place of cryptocurrencies in financial markets.Reuters, USA TODAY, 6 Dec. 2024
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The makeup of the incoming Congress was shaped in part by the millions of dollars the industry spent to help defeat lawmakers seen as crypto skeptics, like Democratic Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, the current Chair of the Senate Banking Committee, who lost his reelection bid in November.Rafael Nam, NPR, 4 Dec. 2024
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Moscow does not publicize its military losses, and analysts are skeptical of casualty reports from both sides.Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
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Residents who are still skeptical of the police department's effectiveness were frustrated Thursday night by continued issues of homeless encampments and substance use.Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Agnostic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agnostic. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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