different between agnostic vs atheistic

English

Etymology

Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1870. Either from Ancient Greek ???????? (ágn?stos, “ignorant, not knowing”). Or from a- +? Gnostic, deriving (either way) from Ancient Greek ?- (a-, “not”) + ???????? (gign?sk?, “I know”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /a??n?st?k/
• (US) IPA^(key): /æ??n?st?k/
• Rhymes: -?st?k

Adjective

agnostic (comparative more agnostic, superlative most agnostic)

1. Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.

2. Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.

3. (computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.

4. (usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.

Hyponyms

• view agnostic (computing)

Related terms

Translations

Noun

agnostic (plural agnostics)

1. A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.

Coordinate terms

• deist

Translations

See also

• atheist
• sceptic (Mainly UK & Commonwealth), skeptic (Mainly US)
• Appendix:Glossary of philosophical isms

References

• Agnosticism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Costigan, angio-CTs, coasting, coatings, cotingas, scoating

Romanian

Etymology

From French agnostique

Noun

agnostic m (plural agnostici)

1. agnostic

Declension

English

Etymology

atheist +? -ic

Adjective

atheistic (comparative more atheistic, superlative most atheistic)

1. of or relating to atheists or atheism

Synonyms

• atheistical
• (obsolete) atheous
• nontheistic

Antonyms

• theistic

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