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Agnostic

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Noun

1. agnostic, doubter

someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something

2. agnostic

a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist)

Adjective

3. agnostic

of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism

4. agnostic, agnostical

uncertain of all claims to knowledge

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Agnostic

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noun
1. 
a person who holds that knowledge of a Supreme Being, ultimate cause, etc, is impossible
Compare atheist, theist
2. 
a person who claims, with respect to any particular question, that the answer cannot be known with certainty
adjective
3. 
of or relating to agnostics
4. 
(of technology) designed to be compatible with any appliance or operating system

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Agnostic

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noun
1. 
a person who believes that the human mind cannot know whether there is a God or an ultimate cause, or anything beyond material phenomena
adjective
2. 
of or characteristic of an agnostic or agnosticism

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Agnostic

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n.
1.
a. One who believes that it is impossible to know whether there is a God.
b. One who is skeptical about the existence of God but does not profess true atheism.
2. One who is doubtful or noncommittal about something.
adj.
1. Relating to or being an agnostic.
2. Doubtful or noncommittal: "Though I am agnostic on what terms to use, I have no doubt that human infants come with an enormous 'acquisitiveness' for discovering patterns" (William H. Calvin).
3. Computers Operable or functioning using any operating system or other digital technology. Often used in combination: software that is platform agnostic.

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