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Agnostic meaning: religious and general uses in English

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Use agnostic for a person who says they do not know, or cannot know, whether a god or gods exist. In general and technical writing, use it for an approach that is not committed to one result, system, or provider.

Mina describes herself as agnostic because she does not claim to know whether any god exists.
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