agathist是什麽意思

agathist

agathist (n.): 1816, from Greek agathos "good" (see Agatha) + -ist.
Doctor Kearney, who formerly, with so much reputation, delivered lectures in this place on the history of Rome, observed to me once, that he was not an optimist, but an "agathist"; that he believed that every thing tended to good, but did not think himself competent to determine what was absolutely the best. The distinction is important, and seems to be fatal to the system of Optimism. [George Miller, "Lectures on the Philosophy of Modern History," Dublin, 1816]

1. Leonard, a confirmed atheist, simply could not understand.: 倫納德這位堅定的無神論者實在是無法理解。

2. She was an atheist but now she says she's seen the light.: 她本來是個無神論者,可是現在她說自己的信仰改變了.

4. Vasari claimed with horror that he was, if not an atheist, then an agnostic.: 瓦薩裏驚恐地說他若非無神論者，就是不可知論者。