adjective / noun
agnostic
ag-NAH-stik/æɡˈnɑːstɪk/
Declining to claim certainty about something considered unknowable.
She describes herself as agnostic about the existence of God.
Etymology
The negative a- turns the claim of spiritual knowing associated with Gnostics into a denial of such knowledge. An agnostic holds that ultimate religious truth cannot be known, rather than merely being unfamiliar with it.
In context
agnosticism deals with our ability to know anything about god you can be a christian and an agnostic or a atheist and an agnostic whereas atheism deals with a belief in a specific type of god
More examples
- The discussion included believers, atheists, and agnostics.
- I remain agnostic about which explanation is correct.
- His agnostic position emphasizes the limits of available knowledge.
Forms
agnostic · agnostics
agnosticism noun — The view that certain knowledge is unavailable.
Similar words
- skeptical
- Emphasizes doubt rather than regarding an answer as unknowable.
- undecided
- May describe a temporary lack of choice without philosophical uncertainty.