agnostic
adjective/æɡˈnɒstɪk/
/æɡˈnɑːstɪk/
- (religion) holding or showing the belief that it is not possible to know whether God exists or notTopics Religion and festivalsc2
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- not having a strong opinion about an activity or topic
- I’m largely agnostic on this issue as I know so little about it.
- (computing) (often in compounds) (used about computer hardware or software) able to be used with many different types of computer systems, software or operating systems
- Now that the services are platform-agnostic, they can be accessed by far more users.
Word Originmid 19th cent.: from a- ‘not’ + gnostic ‘relating to knowledge, especially mystical knowledge’.
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