agnosticism
noun/æɡˈnɑstɪˌsɪzəm/
Frequency rank: #19,416 most common English word
Meaning
The belief that whether God or ultimate reality exists is unknown and perhaps unknowable.
Example sentence
After years of religious doubt, she settled into agnosticism as her personal philosophy.
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