- skeptic, skeptical, skepticism
- (AmE) ⇨ See sceptic, sceptical, scepticism
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skepticism — noun a) The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic. b) A studied attitude of questioning and doubt See Also: skeptic, skeptical … Wiktionary
skeptic — noun a) Someone who habitually doubts beliefs and claims presented as accepted by others, requiring strong evidence before accepting any belief or claim. b) Someone undecided as to what is true. See Also: skeptical, skepticism … Wiktionary
Skeptic — Skep tic, Skeptical Skep tic*al, a. [Written also sceptic, sceptical.] 1. Of or pertaining to a sceptic or skepticism; characterized by skepticism; hesitating to admit the certainly of doctrines or principles; doubting of everything. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Skeptical — Skeptic Skep tic, Skeptical Skep tic*al, a. [Written also sceptic, sceptical.] 1. Of or pertaining to a sceptic or skepticism; characterized by skepticism; hesitating to admit the certainly of doctrines or principles; doubting of everything.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
skeptic — [skep′tik] adj. [L scepticus < Gr skeptikos, thoughtful, inquiring < skeptesthai, to consider: altered by metathesis < IE base * spek̑ , to peer > SPY] var. of SKEPTICAL: used esp. in philosophy n. 1. [S ] a member of any of the… … English World dictionary
skepticism — /skep teuh siz euhm/, n. 1. skeptical attitude or temper; doubt. 2. doubt or unbelief with regard to a religion, esp. Christianity. 3. (cap.) the doctrines or opinions of philosophical Skeptics; universal doubt. Also, scepticism. [1640 50; < NL… … Universalium
Skepticism — This article is about the philosophical term. For the metal band, see Skepticism (band). Skeptic and Skeptics redirect here. For other uses, see Skeptic (disambiguation). Certainty series Agnosticism Belief … Wikipedia
skeptical — 01. Even the most [skeptical] scientists now admit that global warming is a serious problem. 02. It was hard for Clara not to be [skeptical] when her new boyfriend promised to be faithful to her once she found out that he had cheated on all his… … Grammatical examples in English
Skeptic (U.S. magazine) — Infobox Magazine title = Skeptic image size = 200px image caption = Premiere issue of Skeptic , featuring tribute to Isaac Asimov. editor = Michael Shermer, Ph.D. editor title = Editor in Chief frequency = circulation = 50,000 category = Science… … Wikipedia
skeptical — skeptically, adv. skepticalness, n. /skep ti keuhl/, adj. 1. inclined to skepticism; having doubt: a skeptical young woman. 2. showing doubt: a skeptical smile. 3. denying or questioning the tenets of a religion: a skeptical approach to the… … Universalium
