agnostic
agnostic Lexical Profile
agnostic Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Relating to or holding the view that the existence of God, the divine, or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable.
"She maintained an agnostic stance throughout the theological seminar, arguing that human reason cannot prove or disprove the divine."
Designed to be compatible with or function across various operating systems, hardware platforms, or protocols without requiring special adaptation (in computing and technology).
"The software architecture is completely platform-agnostic, allowing it to run seamlessly on both desktop and mobile devices."
Noncommittal or undogmatic regarding a particular debate, theory, or outcome.
"The research team remained agnostic about which economic policy would ultimately prove more effective."
• noun
A person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God or of anything beyond material phenomena.
"As an agnostic, he neither rejected religious traditions outright nor claimed certainty about an afterlife."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'agnostic' with 'atheist': an agnostic holds that the existence of God is unknown or inherently unknowable, whereas an atheist actively disbelieves in or denies the existence of any deity.
• Rhymes for agnostic
Word Origin & Etymology
Coined in 1869 by the English biologist Thomas Henry Huxley from the Ancient Greek 'agnōstos' (meaning 'unknown' or 'unknowable'), combining the privative prefix 'a-' ('not') with 'gnōstos' ('known'). Huxley introduced the term to contrast with historic Gnosticism, which claimed privileged spiritual knowledge.