know-nothingism

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as in agnosticism

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  1. agnosticism
  2. atheism
  3. secularism
Noun
  • Model agnosticism without hardware agnosticism is only half the answer.
    — Luke Norris, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
  • If agnosticism can be encapsulated in a guitar solo, White has pulled that off.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 11 July 2026
Definition of agnosticism
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  • However, some Druids—especially those who identify simultaneously as Christians—are monotheists, while still others subscribe to pantheism, atheism, and other perspectives on divinity.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Beginning in the 1870s, atheism and indifference to religion became popular, especially among younger intellectuals.
    — David Mislin, The Conversation, 26 June 2026
Definition of atheism
Noun
  • Right-wing nationalists, stronger in some countries than in others, detested liberalism, secularism, and racial equality.
    — Ian Buruma, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026
  • It was built in the 1920s, when Washington was transformed by ambitious construction projects, even as the nation grappled with political division, racial conflict and clashes between religion and secularism.
    — Jennifer Tucker, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of secularism
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