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
Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
1 June 2026
The company describes itself as robot-agnostic.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
Anna Marie De La Fuente,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
But that subgenre is far from the only religiously tinged music — created by everyone from devout evangelicals to open agnostics, from country artists to rappers — climbing the charts today; a number of pop songs are likewise courting the divine.
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Aja Romano,
Vox,
8 July 2025
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Sturdy aluminum legs bring some sleek contrast to the bamboo’s natural woodgrain, while an overall agnostic look makes the piece especially easy to pair with any seating setup.
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Kate McGregor,
Architectural Digest,
1 June 2026
The company describes itself as robot-agnostic.
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Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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As agnostics, we are also intrigued by the return of certain humanitarian values to Catholicism under Pope Francis — the idea of the Church as a place for the outcast.
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Anna Marie De La Fuente,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
But that subgenre is far from the only religiously tinged music — created by everyone from devout evangelicals to open agnostics, from country artists to rappers — climbing the charts today; a number of pop songs are likewise courting the divine.
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Aja Romano,
Vox,
8 July 2025
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Seven Mountains has brought the language of spiritual warfare and demon-fighting into the mainstream of evangelicalism, through a network of pastors who view themselves as prophets and apostles engaged in a battle against evil secular forces.
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Since the Six-Day War in 1967, which resulted in the emergence of the messianic Gush Emunim movement and the planting of settlements in the West Bank, changes within Israeli society have alienated many American Jews, as well as secular, left-wing Israelis.
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The health of the soil microbiome, the influence of lunar cycles on the plant’s sap, the energy that passes between the vine and its ecosystem—none of this can be seen, measured in a conventional laboratory or proven to a skeptic in 10 minutes.
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Slate, which also makes an electric SUV, is betting that its low price point can win over EV skeptics.
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His father's death during World War II influenced his pursuit of the ministry even amid the officially atheistic communist regime of the Soviet Union, according to his obituary on the OCU website.
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But there has been a recent rise in secular congregations that explicitly mimic religious organizations and rituals to celebrate atheistic worldviews.
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Some physicists are skeptical that such waves could escape the intense gravitational environment near a black hole’s event horizon, or that current instruments can reliably separate a direct wave signal from the surrounding noise.
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The fresh attack, the first reported since the US and Iran agreed last week to work toward a peace deal, prompted an uptick in global oil prices and came as Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to sell the peace agreement to skeptical Gulf nations.
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“Agnostic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/agnostic. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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