Meaning & use

Ignostic

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Holding the view that a coherent definition of 'God' must be established before the question of God's existence can be meaningfully debated.

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As an ignostic, she refused to say whether God existed until the term 'God' was clearly defined.

The philosopher's ignostic argument sidesteps both theism and atheism entirely.

A note on using this word

Ignosticism is sometimes considered a stricter, more analytical cousin of agnosticism, focusing on the meaningfulness of religious language itself.

Words with a similar meaning

theological noncognitivist

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Words with an opposite meaning

theistdogmatist

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2. noun

A person who holds the ignostic position on the meaningfulness of god-talk.

The panel included an atheist, an agnostic, and an ignostic.

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