The difference between Agnostic and Atheist
When used as nouns, agnostic means a person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity, whereas atheist means a person who believes that no deities exist .
When used as adjectives, agnostic means of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents, whereas atheist means of or relating to atheists or atheism.
check bellow for the other definitions of Agnostic and Atheist
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Agnostic as an adjective:
Of or relating to agnosticism or its adherents.
Examples:
"His agnostic viewpoint is summarized in his book."
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Agnostic as an adjective:
Doubtful or uncertain about the existence or demonstrability of God or other deity.
Examples:
"She left the church when she became agnostic."
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Agnostic as an adjective (computing):
Of a software component etc.: unaware or noncommittal regarding the specific nature of the components with which it interacts; polymorphic; modular; pluggable
Examples:
"The socket communications layer is agnostic with regard to its underlying transport mechanism -- it is “transport-agnostic”."
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Agnostic as an adjective (usually with a prepositional phrase):
Having no firmly held opinions on an issue or matter of uncertainty.
Examples:
"I'm agnostic on whether ethanol is a green fuel."
"He says he's agnostic concerning the Secretary's claims."
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Agnostic as a noun:
A person who holds to a form of agnosticism, especially uncertainty of the existence of a deity.
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Atheist as a noun (narrowly):
A person who does not believe in deities. A person who believes that no deities exist . A person who rejects belief that any deities exist (whether or not that person believes that deities do not exist). A person who has no belief in any deities, such as a person who has no concept of deities.
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Atheist as a noun (uncommon):
A person who does not believe in a particular deity (or any deity in a particular pantheon), notwithstanding that they may believe in another deity.
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Atheist as an adjective:
Of or relating to atheists or atheism; atheistic.