religious person vs agnostic

agnostic vs religious person

religious person and agnostic both are nouns.

religious person is not an adjective while agnostic is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
religious person	Yes	No	No	No
agnostic	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, agnostic is a hyponym of religious person; that is, agnostic is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than religious person:

religious person: a person who manifests devotion to a deity
agnostic: a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist)

Other hyponyms of religious person include religionist, Christian, non-Catholic, Moslem, Muslim, Buddhist, Hindoo, Hindu, abstainer, ascetic, anointer, believer, worshiper, worshipper, celibate, church member, churchgoer, coreligionist, Mandaean, Mandean, missionary, missioner, Moonie, oblate, Ebionite, Nazarene, novice, novitiate, pagan, Parsee, Parsi, penitent, prayer, supplicant, prophet, religious, religious leader, Sabbatarian, sacrificer, tritheist.

religious person (noun)	agnostic (noun)
a person who manifests devotion to a deity	a person who claims that they cannot have true knowledge about the existence of God (but does not deny that God might exist)
	someone who is doubtful or noncommittal about something

religious person (adjective)	agnostic (adjective)
	uncertain of all claims to knowledge
	of or pertaining to an agnostic or agnosticism

Difference between religious person and agnostic

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