Agnostic - English meaning

noun

A person who engages in a contest.

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New championship challengers

noun

Someone who tries to win a competition and achieve a position, esp. in politics or sports, against someone who has won it and now has that position

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An aide to buchanan said the conservative challenger for the presidency would hold a press conferen…

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Someone who tries to win a competition, fight, or sports event from someone who has previously won it

noun

A person who believes that people are motivated purely by self-interest rather than acting for honourable or unselfish reasons.

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Some cynics thought that the controversy was all a publicity stunt

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A person who believes that other people are interested only in themselves and therefore doubts that they can be good

noun

A person who believes that people are only interested in themselves and are not sincere

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I'm too much of a cynic to believe that he'll keep his promise., a cynic might say that the governm…

adjective

Believing that people are motivated purely by self-interest; distrustful of human sincerity or integrity.

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He was brutally cynical and hardened to every sob story under the sun

Believing the worst of human nature and motives

adjective

Not trusting or respecting the goodness of other people and their actions, but believing that people are interested only in themselves

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Listening to politicians for too long can make you cynical., she’s become cynical about men., he’s …

adjective

Feeling or expressing disbelief.

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The disbelieving look in her eyes

verb

Be unable to believe.

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He seemed to disbelieve her

verb

Present participle of disbelieve

noun

A person who questions or lacks faith in something; a sceptic.

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He had proved all his doubters wrong

noun

Someone who doubts

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Critics and doubters

adjective

Expressing or feeling uncertainty or lack of conviction; sceptical.

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Some doubting voices were raised over the price

verb

Feel uncertain about.

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I doubt my ability to do the job

verb

Present participle of doubt

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I doubt whether/if i can finish the work on time., [ + that ] they had begun to doubt that it could…

adjective

Disloyal, especially to a spouse or partner.

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Her faithless lover

adjective

Not loyal and not able to be trusted

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A faithless husband

adjective

Not faithful sexually to your marriage partner or usual sexual partner

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A faithless husband

adjective

Indifferent or hostile to religion, or having no religious beliefs.

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An irreligious man

adjective

Not religious, or having no interest in religion

noun

A person who has no religious beliefs

noun

A person having no faith or religious belief.

adjective

Having no faith or religious belief.

noun

A person who asks questions, especially in an official context.

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They respond to their questioners simply and directly

noun

The action of asking someone questions, especially in an official context.

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The young lieutenant escorted us to the barracks for questioning

adjective

Showing an interest in learning new things.

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The questioning mind of a child

verb

Ask (someone) questions, especially in an official context.

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Four men were being questioned about the killings

noun

A person who bases their opinions and actions on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.

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The managers are rationalists who find it hard to understand why anyone should get worked up about …

adjective

Based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.

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A rationalist approach to the supernatural

noun

A person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions.

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This argument failed to convince the sceptics

adjective

Another term for sceptical.

noun

A person who doubts the truth or value of an idea or belief

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People say it can cure colds, but i'm a bit of a sceptic., to convince the sceptics

adjective

Not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.

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The public were deeply sceptical about some of the proposals

adjective

Doubting that something is true or useful

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Many experts remain sceptical about/of his claims.

noun

Someone who laughs and speaks about a person or idea in a way that shows that they think that person or idea is stupid or silly

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I was able to prove the scoffers wrong., chocolate scoffers

noun

Someone who has no religious beliefs, or who does not follow a particular religion.

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I am english, born in britain, but i am referred to as a heretic, unbeliever, infidel, etc., becaus…

adjective

Not believing someone or something; incredulous.

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Drew could only stand there, wide-eyed and unbelieving

adjective

Not believing that something is true

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He listened amazed and unbelieving as we told him of this adventure., a third of all state schools …

adjective

Not feeling, showing, or done with confidence and certainty.

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I stand quietly under that glare, unsure of how to reply to such a statement

adjective

In doubt, or not certain

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[ + question word ] officials were unsure who was in control of the city., he has been unsure of hi…