I. ag-ˈnäs-tik, əg- 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 is not committed to believing in either the existence or the nonexistence of God or a god
2. : a person unwilling to commit to an opinion about something
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• ag·nos·ti·cism -tə-ˌsi-zəm noun
II. adjective
Date: 1873
1. : of, relating to, or being an agnostic or the beliefs of agnostics
2. : noncommittal , undogmatic