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Noun: agnosticism  ag'nós-ti,si-zum
  1. A religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God
    "agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God's existence"
     
  2. The disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
    - skepticism [N. Amer], scepticism [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: agnosticisms

Type of: disbelief, religious orientation, unbelief

Encyclopedia: Agnosticism