Ignosticism

/ɪɡˈnɑstɪsɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The position that the question of God's existence is meaningless because the term 'God' is not sufficiently defined. Ignostics argue that before debating God's existence, we must first clearly define what we mean by 'God.'

Etymology

Coined by rabbi Sherwin Wine in the 1960s from 'ignoramus' (we do not know) and 'agnosticism.' The position emphasizes the logical priority of definition over existence claims.

Kelly Says

Ignosticism brilliantly sidesteps centuries of theological debate by pointing out that arguing about God's existence is like debating whether 'flurble' exists—until you define your terms clearly, the whole conversation is just sophisticated noise!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
агностициズム
ag-no-sti-tsi-zm
ARالعربية
التشكيك في الإلهية (at-ta-shakk fi-l-ilahīyah)
at-ta-shakk fi-l-ilah-i-yah
BNবাংলা
অagnosticism
a-gno-sti-si-zm
CACatalà
agnosticisme
ag-nos-ti-si-sme
CSČeština
agnostikismus
ag-nos-ti-ki-z-mus
DADansk
agnostikisme
ag-nos-ti-ci-sme
DEDeutsch
Ignostizismus
ig-no-sti-zi-mus
ELΕλληνικά
агностиσμός (agnostimós)
ag-nos-ti-mos
ESEspañol
ignosticismo
ig-nos-ti-si-smo
FAفارسی
agnosticism
ag-nos-ti-si-zm
FISuomi
agnostismi
ag-nos-ti-smi
FRFrançais
ignosticisme
iɡnoʊstisizəm
GUGU
agnosticism
ag-nos-ti-si-zm
HAHA
agnosticism
ag-nos-ti-si-zm
HEעברית
אגנוסטיות (agnostiyut)
a-g-nos-ti-ut
HIहिन्दी
अन्यज्ञावाद (anyajñāvāda)
an-ya-jña-va-da
HUMagyar
agnoszticizmus
ag-nosz-ti-ci-z-mus
IDBahasa Indonesia
agnostisisme
ag-nos-ti-si-sme
IGIG
agnosticism
ag-nos-ti-si-zm
ITItaliano
ignosticismo
ig-nos-ti-si-smo
JA日本語
無神論的懐疑主義 (mushinronteki kaishugi-shugi)
mu-shin-ron-teki kai-shi-gi-shu-gi
KKKK
agnosticism
ag-nos-ti-si-zm
KMKM
agnosticism
ag-nos-ti-si-zm
KO한국어
무신론적 의심론 (museonjeok usimron)
mu-shin-ron-jeok u-sim-ron
MRMR
agnosticism
ag-nos-ti-si-zm
MSBahasa Melayu
agnostisisme
ag-nos-ti-si-sme
MYမြန်မာ
agnosticism
ag-nos-ti-si-zm
NLNederlands
agnosticisme
ag-nos-ti-si-sme
NONorsk
agnostikisme
ag-nos-ti-si-sme
PAPA
agnosticism
ag-nos-ti-si-zm
PLPolski
agnoscyzm
ag-nos-tsi-zm
PTPortuguês
ignosticismo
ig-nos-ti-si-smo
RORomână
agnosticism
ag-nos-ti-ci-sm
RUРусский
агностицизм
ag-no-sti-tsi-zm
SVSvenska
agnosticism
ag-nos-ti-sizm
SWKiswahili
agnosticism
ag-nos-ti-si-zm
TAதமிழ்
இந்து சமயம்
in-du sa-ma-yam
TEతెలుగు
agnosticism
ag-nos-ti-si-zm
THไทย
ความไม่เชื่อในพระเจ้า (khwam mai cheua nai phra chao)
kwam mai cheua nai phra chao
TLTL
agnostisismo
ag-nos-ti-si-smo
TRTürkçe
ignostikizm
ig-nos-ti-kizm
UKУкраїнська
агностицизм
ag-no-sti-tsi-zm
URاردو
agnosticism
ag-nos-ti-si-zm
VITiếng Việt
chủ nghĩa không thần
chu nghi-a khong-than
YOYO
agnosticism
ag-nos-ti-si-zm
ZH中文
无神论怀疑论 (wúshénlùn huáiyìlùn)
wu-shen-lun huai-yi-lun
ZUZU
agnosticism
ag-nos-ti-si-zm

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