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Definitions for Agnostic
[1] a person who holds that the existence of the ultimate cause, as God, and the essential nature of things are unknown and unknowable, or that human knowledge is limited to experience.
[2] a person who denies or doubts the possibility of ultimate knowledge in some area of study.
[3] a person who holds neither of two opposing positions on a topic: Socrates was an agnostic on the subject of immortality.
[4] of or relating to agnostics or their doctrines, attitudes, or beliefs.
[5] asserting the uncertainty of all claims to knowledge.
[6] not taking a stand on something, especially not holding either of two usually strongly opposed positions (often used in combination): to take an agnostic view of technological progress; fuel agnostic energy policies.
[7] (especially of digital technology) not limited or dedicated to a particular device, system, etc. (often used in combination): platform agnostic software.
[8] a person who holds that knowledge of a Supreme Being, ultimate cause, etc, is impossible Compare atheist, theist
[9] a person who claims, with respect to any particular question, that the answer cannot be known with certainty
[10] of or relating to agnostics
Words related to Agnostic
skeptic, doubter, unbeliever, freethinker, materialist
Words nearby Agnostic
agnoiology, agnolotti, agnomen, agnon, agnosia, agnostic, agnosticism, agnus dei, ago, agog, agogic
Origin of Agnostic
< Greek ágnōst(os ), variant of ágnōtos not known, incapable of being known (a- a-6 + gnōtós known, adj. derivative from base of gignṓskein to know) + -ic, after gnostic; coined by T.H. Huxley in 1869
Words that may be confused with Agnostic
agnostic, atheist, (see, synonym, study, at, the, current, entry)
Other words from Agnostic
ag·nos·ti·cal·ly , adverb
Word origin for Agnostic
C19: coined 1869 by T. H. Huxley from a- 1 + gnostic