| Definitions | | agnostic |
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noun
- A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
Translations: - German: Agnostikerin(de, Agnostiker, m}}, {{t+, de)f
adjective
- Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
- His viewpoint is summarized in his book.
- doubtful, Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
- She left the church when she became .
- (context, computing) A software component (or other entity) that is unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components with which it interacts; polymorphism, polymorphic; modular; pluggable
- The socket communications layer is with regards to its underlying transport mechanism -- it is "transport-".
Translations: - French: agnostique(fr)
- German: agnostisch(de)
Etymology: First attested in 1870; coined by w:Thomas Huxley, Thomas Huxley. Either from Ancient Greek (polytonic, á) (agnÅstos) "ignorant" or a- + Gnostic, gnostic. Deriving (either way) from Ancient Greek (polytonic, á-) (a-) "not" + (polytonic, ) (gignÅskÅ) "I know".
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