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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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
Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 30 Nov. 2025
Eliot was agnostic on the subject, saw pros and cons, but there was no missing how much Claire wanted to make the move, to be close to Abby and the grandchildren.
—Literary Hub, 25 Nov. 2025
Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Apr. 2025
The lawsuit, filed in October 2024, includes 32 plaintiffs from diverse religious and cultural backgrounds—including Baptists, Catholics, Presbyterians, atheists, agnostics, and Indigenous community members.
—Russel Honoré, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
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This challenge has pushed some companies toward power-agnostic, swappable energy modules.
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Then-Vice President Kamala Harris, conversely, had significant majority support from Black protestants (85 percent), Jewish voters (65 percent), Hispanic Catholics (65 percent), agnostics (78 percent) and atheists (85 percent).
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Iran is a theocratic republic rooted ideologically in Shiite Islam while Venezuela is a socialist and secular regime.—
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Concern was higher among older and secular Israelis.—
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College is expensive, and a growing number of skeptics have questioned its value proposition.—
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Back in June 2025, Kennedy fired all 17 sitting members of the committee before the secretary began appointing new members, which included some vaccine skeptics, only a few days later.—
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Others are more skeptical about whether Greenland’s critical and rare earth minerals can significantly reduce the West’s dependence on China, which produced 70% of rare earths in 2024, according to Statista.—
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Told of the contamination by the Free Press, Oquendo was skeptical that it was contaminated.—
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“Agnostic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agnostic. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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