agnostic

Meaning

Adj

1. Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
2. (informal, usually) Having no firmly held opinions on something.
3. Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
4. Unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.

Noun

A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.

Synonyms

agnostical

atheistic

doubter

atheist

nescient

sceptic

freething

skeptic

unbeliever

freethinker

heathen

know-nothing

Translations

agnostique

agnóstico

agnostico

Agnostiker

agnóstico

agnostisch

Agnostikerin

αγνωστικιστής

agnostisch

agnòstic

agnosticus

agnóstica

agnosticista

Pronounced as (IPA)

/aɡˈnɒstɪk/

Etymology

Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1870. Either from Ancient Greek ἄγνωστος (ágnōstos, “ignorant, not knowing”), or from a- + Gnostic, deriving (either way) from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “I know”).