different between agnostic vs unbound

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)

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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

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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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?ba?nd/

Verb

unbound

1. simple past tense and past participle of unbind

Derived terms

• unbounded

Translations

Adjective

unbound (not comparable)

1. Not bound; not tied up.

   The hostages' hands were left unbound.

2. Without a binding.

   an unbound book

3. (nuclear physics, of an atomic nucleus) Lying beyond the proton or neutron drip line; having a negative particle separation energy; capable of decaying by the spontaneous exothermic emission of one or more nucleons.

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