agnosticism

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Recent Examples of agnosticism Others joked about returning to the Catholic Church after a lifetime of agnosticism and atheism. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026 Its political agnosticism is seen, uncommonly, as a merit for loftier aims. — Chris R. Morgan, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025 At a time when death metal bands are experimenting with new age and hardcore bands are embracing pop, Agriculture stand out by making their genre agnosticism feel proudly coherent, like these sounds were always meant to coexist. — Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 7 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for agnosticism

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“Agnosticism.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agnosticism. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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