Main Entry: [1]ag·nos·tic
Pronunciation: ag-'näs-tik, &g-
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek agnOstos unknown, unknowable, from a- + gnOstos known, from gignOskein to know more at KNOW Date: 1869
: a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and prob. unknowable; broadly : one who is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god
- ag·nos·ti·cism /-t&-"si-z&m/ noun
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shib-bo-leth
Part of Speech noun
Pronunciation shI bE lehth shI bE lihth
Definition 1. a slogan, phrase, or belief that characterizes or is held devotedly by a group.
Example the shibboleths of communism.
Definition 2. a piece of language or a pronunciation that serves as a test of one's membership in a group.
Related Words password , catchword , motto
How did all the stuff get together to make the Big Bang?
Wouldn't that take at least a little time? Believeing in the Big Bang is also an excercise in faith.
There is evidence to support it. Believeing in what it means is an act of faith.