agathist是什么意思

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.: 伦纳德这位坚定的无神论者实在是无法理解。

2. She was an atheist but now she says she's seen the light.: 她本来是个无神论者,可是现在她说自己的信仰改变了.

4. Vasari claimed with horror that he was, if not an atheist, then an agnostic.: 瓦萨里惊恐地说他若非无神论者，就是不可知论者。