different between agnostic vs nontheistic
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)
Related terms
Translations
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
agnostic From the web:
- what agnostic means
- what agnostics believe
- what agnostic belief
- what agnosticism
- what's agnostic religion
- what agnosticism means
- what's agnostic atheist
- agonistic behavior
nontheistic
English
Alternative forms
- non-theistic
Etymology
non- +? theistic
Adjective
nontheistic (not comparable)
- Not believing in any gods
Synonyms
- atheistic
Hyponyms
- agnostic
Derived terms
- nontheistically
Related terms
- nontheism
- nontheist
Anagrams
- thin section
nontheistic From the web:
- what's nontheistic mean
- what's non-theistic
- nontheistic what does it mean
- what is nontheistic religion
- what does nontheistic
- what do non theistic mean
- what is non theistic
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