agnostic meaning

• Adjective: agnostic  ag'nóstik
  1. Of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism 
  2. Uncertain of all claims to knowledge
     - agnostical
  Noun: agnostic  ag'nóstik
  1. Someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something
     - doubter 
  2. A person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist)

  Derived forms: agnostics

  See also: agnosticism, nescient, unbelieving

  Type of: individual, mortal, person, religious person, somebody, someone, soul

  Antonym: gnostic

  Encyclopedia: Agnostic

Examples

1. an agnostic is a doubter.
2. catholics are agnostic to the protestant creeds.
3. we were essentially agnostic about how and when political cohesion came about.
4. in the western world, an agnostic is one who doubts or disbelieves the main tenets of the christian faith.
5. i'm an agnostic, i guess . i'm not really sure