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agnostic
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)
- Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
- Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
- (computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.
- (usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Hyponyms
- view agnostic (computing)
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Noun
agnostic (plural agnostics)
- 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)
- agnostic
Declension
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ignostic
English
Etymology
From ig-, as in "ignorant", and gnostic (“knowing”).
Noun
ignostic (plural ignostics)
- One who holds to ignosticism.
Adjective
ignostic (comparative more ignostic, superlative most ignostic)
- Of or relating to ignostics.
- Of or relating to ignosticism.
Related terms
- agnostic
- agnosticism
See also
- atheist
Anagrams
- cotising
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