agnostic
Noun · AdjectiveWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about somethingSynonyms: doubter
- a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist)
Adjective (2)
- of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism
- uncertain of all claims to knowledgeSynonyms: agnostical
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Agnostic \Ag*nos"tic\, a. [Gr. 'a priv. + ? knowing, ? to know.] Professing ignorance; involving no dogmatic; pertaining to or involving agnosticism. -- Ag*nos"tic*al*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]
Agnostic \Ag*nos"tic\, n. One who professes ignorance, or denies that we have any knowledge, save of phenomena; one who supports agnosticism, neither affirming nor denying the existence of a personal Deity, a future life, etc. [1913 Webster]