anti-agnostic

noun

A person who opposes agnosticism (opposes metaphysical ambiguity).

“A non ambivalent worldview, thus absolute, is always anti-agnostic!”

OriginEnglish agnostic ← Ancient Greek γνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós) ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃tis →
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Meanings

nounanti-agnostic (plural anti-agnostics)

plural anti-agnostics · alternative antiagnostic

  1. metaphysicshuman sciencesA person who opposes agnosticism (opposes metaphysical ambiguity).

    The agnostic is open towards atheism and metaphysics. The anti-agnostic selects only one option: either atheism or metaphysics, and is not agnostic about that!

adjectiveanti-agnostic (not comparable)

alternative antiagnostic

  1. not comparablemetaphysicshuman sciencesOpposed to agnosticism.

    A non ambivalent worldview, thus absolute, is always anti-agnostic!

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*né
  8. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  10. Ancient Greekᾰ̓- (ă-)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵn̥h₃sḱéti
  13. Proto-Hellenic*gignṓskō
  14. Ancient Greekγῐγνώσκω (gĭgnṓskō)
  15. Ancient Greekἄγνωστος (ágnōstos)
  16. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  17. Englisha-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*ǵneh₃tis
  20. Ancient Greekγνῶσις (gnôsis)
  21. Ancient Greekγνωστῐκός (gnōstĭkós)
  22. EnglishGnostic
  23. Englishagnostic
  24. Englishanti-agnostic

From anti- + agnostic.

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Translations

Greek αντιαγνωστικιστής, αντιαγνωστικίστρια
  • αντιαγνωστικιστής (antiagnostikistís)against ambiguous metaphysics; fully supporting either atheism or religion
  • αντιαγνωστικίστρια (antiagnostikístria)against ambiguous metaphysics; fully supporting either atheism or religion
  • αντιαγνωστικός (antiagnostikós)against ambiguous metaphysics; fully supporting either atheism or religion
  • αντιαγνωστική (antiagnostikí)against ambiguous metaphysics; fully supporting either atheism or religion
  • αντιαγνωστικό (antiagnostikó)against ambiguous metaphysics; fully supporting either atheism or religion
  • αντιαγνωστικιστικός (antiagnostikistikós)against ambiguous metaphysics; expressing full support to either atheism or religion
  • αντιαγνωστικιστική (antiagnostikistikí)against ambiguous metaphysics; expressing full support to either atheism or religion
  • αντιαγνωστικιστικό (antiagnostikistikó)against ambiguous metaphysics; expressing full support to either atheism or religion
  • αντιαγνωστικός (antiagnostikós)against ambiguous metaphysics; expressing full support to either atheism or religion
  • αντιαγνωστική (antiagnostikí)against ambiguous metaphysics; expressing full support to either atheism or religion
  • αντιαγνωστικό (antiagnostikó)against ambiguous metaphysics; expressing full support to either atheism or religion
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