(agnostic)

  • 11agnostic — [[t]ægnɒ̱stɪk[/t]] agnostics 1) N COUNT An agnostic believes that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not. Compare atheist. Vasari claimed with horror that he was, if not an atheist, then an agnostic. Syn: unbeliever 2) ADJ Agnostic… …

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  • 12agnostic — 1. noun /æɡˈnɒstɪk,æɡˈnɑːstɪk/ A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity. 2. adjective /æɡˈnɒstɪk,æɡˈnɑːstɪk/ a) Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents. His agnostic viewpoint is… …

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  • 13agnostic — [19] Agnostic is an invented word. It was coined by the English biologist and religious sceptic T H Huxley (1825–95) to express his opposition to the views of religious gnostics of the time, who claimed that the world of the spirit (and hence… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 14agnostic — I UK [æɡˈnɒstɪk] / US [æɡˈnɑstɪk] noun [countable] Word forms agnostic : singular agnostic plural agnostics someone who believes that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not II UK [æɡˈnɒstɪk] / US [æɡˈnɑstɪk] adjective believing that …

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  • 15agnostic — /ægˈnɒstɪk / (say ag nostik) noun 1. someone who holds that the ultimate cause (God) and the essential nature of things are unknown or unknowable or that human knowledge is limited to experience. –adjective 2. relating to agnostics or their… …

  • 16agnostic — [19] Agnostic is an invented word. It was coined by the English biologist and religious sceptic T H Huxley (1825–95) to express his opposition to the views of religious gnostics of the time, who claimed that the world of the spirit (and hence… …

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  • 17agnostic — I. noun Etymology: Greek agnōstos unknown, unknowable, from a + gnōstos known, from gignōskein to know more at know Date: 1869 1. a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (as God) is unknown and probably unknowable; broadly one who… …

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  • 18agnostic — See agnostic, atheist …

    Dictionary of problem words and expressions

  • 19agnostic — ag|nos|tic [ægˈnɔstık, əg US ˈna: ] n [Date: 1800 1900; : Greek; Origin: agnostos unknown, unknowable , from a not + gnostos known ] someone who believes that people cannot know whether God exists or not →↑atheist >agnostic adj >agnosticism …

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  • 20agnostic — ag|nos|tic1 [ æg nastık ] noun count someone who believes that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not agnostic ag|nos|tic 2 [ æg nastık ] adjective 1. ) believing that it is not possible to know whether God exists or not ─ compare… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English