† sceptismn.
Obsolete. rare.
= scepticism n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > scepticism > [noun]
scepticisma1651
sceptisma1651
philosophy1749
philosophism1793
scepsis1876
a1651 N. Culverwell Elegant Disc. Light of Nature (1652) i. xiv. 153 Des-Cartes the French Philosopher...will be fain to stop and stay in Sceptisme... He that will not cast Anchor upon these, condemnes himself to perpetual Sceptisme.
1658 J. Robinson Stone to Altar 96 Without subscribing to a Protagorean Sceptism, That which is true in one place, may be false in another.
1737 A. Baxter Enq. Nature Human Soul (ed. 2) II. 21 That kind of Sceptism called Egomism.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
<
n.a1651- carnaller
- carnallest
- carnallier
- carnalliest
- carnallite
- carnallites
- carnally
- carnalminded
- carnalmindedness
- carnalness
- carnalspiritual
- carnalwitted
- carnap
- carnapper
- carnapping
- carnaptious
- carnary
- carnassial
- carnassials
- carnation
- carnation clover
- carnation grass
- carnation-coloured
- carnation-painted
- carnationcoloured