agnostic

Plural: agnostics

Noun

One who believes nothing is known about God's existence.
someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something
a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist)
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.

Adjective

of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism
uncertain of all claims to knowledge

Adj

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

Examples

He says he's agnostic concerning the Secretary's claims.
He’s a word-list agnostic, refusing to believe any official dictionary is perfect.
His agnostic viewpoint is summarized in his book.
I'm agnostic on whether ethanol is a green fuel.
She left the church when she had become agnostic.
The socket communications layer is agnostic with regard to its underlying transport mechanism—it is “transport-agnostic”.
The software's registration key is platform agnostic and will work on both x86 and ARM processors.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

agnostical, doubter

Antonyms

gnostic

Scrabble Score: 11

agnostic: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
agnostic: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
agnostic: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 14

agnostic: valid Words With Friends Word