Definizione monolingua

agnostic

agnostic (plural agnostics)

1. A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
   • 1876 June 1, Stephen, Leslie, “An Agnostics Apology”, The Forthnightly Review, volume 25/19, number 114, page 840:?

     The Agnostic is one who asserts—what no one denies—that there are limits to the sphere of human intelligence.

   • 1953 November 3, Russell, Bertrand, “What is an Agnostic?”^[1], Look:?

     An agnostic thinks it impossible to know the truth in matters such as God and the future life with which Christianity and other religions are concerned.

   • 1985, Sagan, Carl, Contact: a novel, New York: Simon and Schuster, ISBN 978-0671434007, page 175:

     When I say Im an agnostic, I only mean that the evidence isnt in. There isnt compelling evidence that God exists — at least your kind of god — and there isnt compelling evidence that he doesnt.

agnostic (comparative more agnostic, superlative most agnostic)

1. Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
   • 1889, Huxley, Thomas Henry, Agnosticism^[2]:

     In matters of the intellect do not pretend that conclusions are certain which are not demonstrated or demonstrable. That I take to be the agnostic faith, which if a man keep whole and undefiled, he shall not be ashamed to look the universe in the face, whatever the future may have in store for him.

   His agnostic viewpoint is summarized in his book.

2. Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.

   She left the church when she became agnostic.

3. (computing) A software component (or other entity) that is unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components with which it interacts; polymorphic; modular; pluggable

   The socket communications layer is agnostic with regard to its underlying transport mechanism -- it is “transport-agnostic”.

4. (usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.

   Im agnostic on whether ethanol is a green fuel

   He says hes agnostic concerning the Secretarys claims.

Definizione dizionario agnostic

	agnostico
	of or relating to agnosticism

agnostica

Altri significati:

one who holds to a form of agnosticism.

(usually with a prepositional phrase) Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.

(computing) A software component (or other entity) that is unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components with which it interacts; polymorphic; modular; pluggable

A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.

Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.

Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.