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scep·ti·cism
(skĕp′tĭ-sĭz′əm)n.
Variant of skepticism.
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skep•ti•cism
or scep•ti•cism
(ˈskɛp təˌsɪz əm)n.
1. skeptical attitude or temper.
2. doubt or unbelief regarding religion.
3. (cap.) the doctrines or opinions of philosophical Skeptics.
[1640–50]
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skepticism, scepticism
a personal disposition toward doubt or incredulity of facts, persons, or institutions. See also 312. PHILOSOPHY. — skeptic, n., adj. — skeptical, adj.
See also: Attitudesthe doctrines or opinions of philosophical Skeptics, especially the doctrine that a true knowledge of things is impossible or that all knowledge is uncertain. Cf. Pyrrhonism. — Skeptic, Sceptic, n.
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scepticism
The view that there is no certain knowledge without justification.
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Noun | 1. | scepticism - the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge |
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scepticism
noun doubt, suspicion, disbelief, cynicism, incredulity, Pyrrhonism The report has inevitably been greeted with scepticism.
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skepticism
also scepticismnoun
A lack of conviction or certainty:
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Translations
تَشَكُّك، إرْتِياب
nedůvěraskepticismus
skepsis
két kedés
tortryggni
skepticizmus
kuşkuculuk
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scepticism
, (US) skepticismn → Skepsis f → (about gegenüber)
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sceptic
(American also skeptic) (ˈskeptik) noun a person who is unwilling to believe. Most people now accept this theory, but there are a few sceptics.
ˈsceptical adjective (often with about) unwilling to believe. They say apples clean your teeth, but I'm sceptical about that myself.
ˈsceptically adverbˈscepticism (ˈ-sizəm) noun
a doubting or questioning attitude. I regard his theories with scepticism.
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