Associations to the word «Agnostic»

Wiktionary

AGNOSTIC, noun. A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
AGNOSTIC, adjective. Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
AGNOSTIC, adjective. Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
AGNOSTIC, adjective. (computing) A software component (or other entity) that is unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components with which it interacts; polymorphic; modular; pluggable
AGNOSTIC, adjective. (usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.

Dictionary definition

AGNOSTIC, noun. Someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something.
AGNOSTIC, noun. A person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist).
AGNOSTIC, adjective. Of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism.
AGNOSTIC, adjective. Uncertain of all claims to knowledge.

Wise words

In words, as fashions, the same rule will hold; Alike fantastic, if too new, or old: Be not the first by whom the new are tried, Nor yet the last to lay the old aside.
Alexander Pope