Beggars

Lambert le Bègue, (d c1187) a Flemish priest, was deeply perturbed by the pitiful sight of the many destitute wives and children of crusaders who had been killed. He made it his special mission to assist such homeless widows and orphans. To house them, he established refuges all over the area. It did not take long for them to be called after the priest who had done so much for them, to be referred to as a Bèghard. That is how the word “beggar” came into the world.

Agnostic

In 1869 the British scientist, humanist and prominent champion of evolution, Thomas Huxley coined the word “agnosticism” from the Greek “agnostos” meaning “unknowable” to express his own religious attitude. He was alluding to the verse in Acts 17 v 23 that talks about the unknown God. This term is used to describe those who don’t believe in God but are open to the possibility he might exist, in other words the floating voters of faith.