Gnostic vs. Agnostic

Gnosticadjective

knowing; wise; shrewd

Gnosticadjective

Knowing; wise; shrewd.

Gnosticadjective

Of or pertaining to Gnosticism or its adherents; as, the Gnostic heresy.

Gnosticnoun

One of the so-called philosophers in the first ages of Christianity, who claimed a true philosophical interpretation of the Christian religion. Their system combined Oriental theology and Greek philosophy with the doctrines of Christianity. They held that all natures, intelligible, intellectual, and material, are derived from the Deity by successive emanations, which they called Eons.

Gnosticnoun

an advocate of gnosticism

Gnosticadjective

of or relating to Gnosticism;

Gnosticadjective

possessing intellectual or esoteric knowledge of spiritual things

Agnosticadjective

Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.

Agnosticadjective

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

Agnosticadjective

(computing) Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components with which it interacts; polymorphic; modular; pluggable

Agnosticadjective

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

Agnosticnoun

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

Agnosticadjective

Professing ignorance; involving no dogmatic; pertaining to or involving agnosticism.

Agnosticnoun

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.

Agnosticnoun

a person who doubts truth of religion

Agnosticadjective

uncertain of all claims to knowledge

Agnosticnoun

a person who believes that nothing is known or can be known of the existence or nature of God.

Agnosticadjective

relating to agnostics or agnosticism.

Agnosticadjective

(in a non-religious context) having a doubtful or non-committal attitude towards something

Agnosticadjective

denoting or relating to hardware or software that is compatible with many types of platform or operating system