different between agnostic vs oblivious

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

From Middle English oblivious, from Latin obliviosus (“forgetful, oblivious”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??bl?v.i.?s/, /??bl?.vi.?s/

Adjective

oblivious (comparative more oblivious, superlative most oblivious)

1. (usually followed by to or of) Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
2. Failing to remember; forgetful.

Derived terms

• obliviously
• obliviousness

Related terms

• oblivion
• oblivious transfer

Translations

Middle English

Alternative forms

• oblyvyous, oblivyows

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obliviosus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?b?livius/, /?b?li?vius/

Adjective

oblivious

1. (Late Middle English, rare) forgetful

Related terms

• oblivion

Descendants

• English: oblivious

References

• “obl?vi?us, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.