know-nothingism

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Definition of know-nothingismnext
as in agnosticism

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  1. agnosticism
  2. atheism
  3. secularism
Noun
  • The difference is that in poker the agnosticism over individual decisions all serves a larger plan.
    Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Minervini’s agnosticism matches his plain, quasi-doc images — relentlessly dull except when an elderly bearded sergeant watches rebel soldiers on horseback fill the horizon line, riding toward him.
    Armond White, National Review, 2 Oct. 2024
Definition of agnosticism
Noun
  • Among his biggest criticisms is the discovery that a $500,000 grant to a humanist group may have been misused to promote atheism in Nepal and Asia while it was intended to promote religious freedom.
    Emily Brooks, The Hill, 12 Dec. 2024
  • The Italian frequently invoked his potentially incendiary political and religious beliefs (socialism and atheism) in his analyses, and almost never engages in the kind of de-escalatory coachspeak that permeates most MLS press conferences.
    Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of atheism
Noun
  • Assad’s regime was, rightly or wrongly, seen internationally as one of brutal secularism and relative interreligious tolerance.
    Alexander Smith, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The country’s founder, in 1923, espoused secularism and is a hero to Izmirli (someone from Izmir), who are stereotypically more progressive than the rest of Turkey.
    Alex Crevar, New York Times, 11 July 2024
Definition of secularism
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