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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)

  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

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ignostic

English

Etymology

From ig-, as in "ignorant", and gnostic (knowing).

Noun

ignostic (plural ignostics)

  1. One who holds to ignosticism.

Adjective

ignostic (comparative more ignostic, superlative most ignostic)

  1. Of or relating to ignostics.
  2. Of or relating to ignosticism.

Related terms

  • agnostic
  • agnosticism

See also

  • atheist

Anagrams

  • cotising

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