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adjective

Definition of agnosticnext
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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noun

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
Adjective
Drawdowns 'faster and more severe' For one thing, there has always been a popular fascination with mechanical, forced or price-agnostic sources of supply and demand for stocks. — Michael Santoli, CNBC, 7 July 2026 What is urgently needed is a shift from pathogen-specific diagnostics toward pathogen-agnostic diagnostic systems. — Krutika Kuppalli, STAT, 1 July 2026
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The exemplar of how controversy can turn sports agnostics into a captive audience is the ladies’ singles figure skating finals at the 1994 Lillehammer Olympics. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Feb. 2026 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. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for agnostic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for agnostic
  1. secular
  2. skeptic
  3. atheistic
  4. skeptical
Adjective
  • The slope of the monthly cloud rises into year-end, which should continue to bolster price and provide support for the secular uptrend.
    — Katie Stockton, CNBC, 27 July 2026
  • Many versions of the idea exist, in secular and religious forms.
    — Luis Parrales, The Atlantic, 26 July 2026
Definition of secular
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  • Bulls point to the company's leadership in launch services, Starlink's expansion, and its artificial intelligence ambitions, while skeptics have questioned how much future growth is already reflected in the stock.
    — Yun Li, CNBC, 21 July 2026
  • But to go seven years without making the playoffs would have surprised any skeptic back then — if such skeptics even existed.
    — Max Bultman, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of skeptic
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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.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
  • But there has been a recent rise in secular congregations that explicitly mimic religious organizations and rituals to celebrate atheistic worldviews.
    — Jacqui Frost, The Conversation, 11 Jan. 2024
Definition of atheistic
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  • People can and should be skeptical about the sonnets written about starting NFL quarterbacks every offseason, when no one is getting sacked and almost everyone looks good.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
  • After clear signs that a judge was skeptical of its defense, Paramount decided to agree to go to trial and not to close the deal before June 1, 2027, or a favorable ruling, whichever comes first.
    — Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 July 2026
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