# agnostic

> English word · Adjective · IPA /aɡˈnɒstɪk/ · frequency rank #28,104

## Definitions
1. Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
2. Having no firmly held opinions on something.
3. Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
4. Unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components or input with which it interacts.

## Etymology
Coined by Thomas Henry Huxley in 1870. Either from Ancient Greek ἄγνωστος (ágnōstos, “ignorant, not knowing”), or from a- + Gnostic, deriving (either way) from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō, “I know”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`aggnostic`, `agnnostic`, `agnositc`, `agnosstic`, `agnostci`, `agnosticc`, `agnosttic`, `agnotsic`, `agnsotic`, `agonstic`, `angostic`, `ganostic`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/agnostic