sceptic or (esp US) skeptic /skepˈtik/ adjective- (with cap) relating to the philosophical school of Pyrrho and his successors, who asserted nothing positively and doubted the possibility of knowledge
- Sceptical (rare)
noun- A person who doubts prevailing doctrines, esp in religion
- A person who tends to disbelieve
- (with cap) a Sceptic philosopher or adherent of the Sceptic school
ORIGIN: L scepticus, from Gr skeptikos thoughtful, from skeptesthai to consider scepˈtical or (esp US) skepˈtical adjective - Of or inclined to scepticism
- Doubtful or inclined towards incredulity
scepˈtically or (esp US) skepˈtically adverb scepˈticism or (esp US) skepˈticism noun - Doubt
- The doctrine that no facts can be certainly known
- Agnosticism
- Sceptical attitude towards Christianity
- General disposition to doubt
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