Agnostic Definition
ăg-nŏstĭk
agnostics
noun
agnostics
One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God.
American Heritage
A person who believes that the human mind cannot know whether there is a God or an ultimate cause, or anything beyond material phenomena.
Webster's New World
One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism.
American Heritage
One who is doubtful or noncommittal about something.
American Heritage
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
Wiktionary
Antonyms:
adjective
Relating to or being an agnostic.
American Heritage
Of or characteristic of an agnostic or agnosticism.
Webster's New World
Doubtful or noncommittal.
American Heritage
Not committed to a particular view, concept, method, etc.; neutral.
Agnostic on nuclear energy.
Webster's New World
Operable or functioning using any operating system or other digital technology. Often used in combination.
Software that is platform agnostic.
American Heritage
Synonyms:
- pyrrhonic
- unprovable
- unconfirmable
- polysemous
- indemonstrable
- agnostical
Antonyms:
Other Word Forms of Agnostic
Noun
Singular:
agnostic
Plural:
agnosticsOrigin of Agnostic
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First attested in 1870; coined by Thomas Huxley. Either from Ancient Greek ἄγνωστος (agnōstos, “ignorant, not knowing”) or from a- + Gnostic. Deriving (either way) from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + γιγνώσκω (gignōskō, “I know”).
From Wiktionary
a– Gnostic
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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