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ignosticism

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Nescience towards the meaning (if any) of the word, "God," or the phrase, "God exists."

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: igtheism

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

ig- (from ignorant) + gnostic + -ism, modeled after agnosticism; coined by Rabbi Sherwin Wine.

Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: غنوسطية — a philosophical position
  • Armenian: իգնոստիցիզմ (ignosticʻizm) — a philosophical position
  • Azerbaijani: iqnostisizm — a philosophical position
  • Chinese Mandarin: 漠視主義 /漠视主义 (mòshìzhǔyì) — a philosophical position
  • Danish: ignosticisme — a philosophical position
  • Dutch: ignosticisme — a philosophical position
  • Finnish: ignostismi — a philosophical position
  • French: ignosticisme — a philosophical position
  • Greek: ιγνωστικισμός (ignostikismós) — a philosophical position
  • Hebrew: איגנוסטיות — a philosophical position
  • Indonesian: ignostisisme — a philosophical position
  • Italian: ignosticismo — a philosophical position
  • Persian: خداناشناسدانی — a philosophical position
  • Polish: ignostycyzm — a philosophical position
  • Portuguese: ignosticismo — a philosophical position
  • Russian: игностици́зм (ignosticízm) — a philosophical position
  • Spanish: ignosticismo — a philosophical position
  • Turkish: ignostisizm — a philosophical position
  • Ukrainian: ігностицизм (ihnostycyzm) — a philosophical position