skep|tic

skep|tic
Skep|tic «SKEHP tihk», noun.
a member or adherent of an ancient Greek school of philosophy that maintained that real knowledge of things is impossible. Also, Sceptic.
╂[< Latin Sceptici, plural < Greek sképtikoi < skeptikós reflective < sképtesthai reflect]
skep|tic «SKEHP tihk», noun, adjective.
–n.
1. a person who questions the truth of theories or apparent facts; doubter: »

The skeptic doth neither affirm, neither deny, any position; but doubteth of it (Sir Walter Raleigh).

2. a person who doubts or questions the possibility or certainty of our knowledge of anything.
3. a person who doubts the truth of religious doctrines, or of religion in general: »

The smugness has gone out of cynicism and the skeptics are asking the questions which will lead at length to affirmation of some kind (Atlantic).

 SYNONYM(S): unbeliever, disbeliever, agnostic.
–adj.
╂[< Skeptic]

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  • Skep|tic — «SKEHP tihk», noun. a member or adherent of an ancient Greek school of philosophy that maintained that real knowledge of things is impossible. Also, Sceptic. ╂[< Latin Sceptici, plural < Greek sképtikoi < skeptikós reflective <… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • skeptic — skep|tic [ˈskeptık] n [Date: 1500 1600; : Greek; Origin: skeptikos, from skeptikos thoughtful , from skeptesthai to look, consider ] the American spelling of ↑sceptic …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • skeptic — skep|tic [ skeptık ] noun count someone who has doubts about things that other people think are true or right …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • skeptic — skep•tic or sceptic [[t]ˈskɛp tɪk[/t]] n. 1) a person who questions the validity, authenticity, or truth of something purporting to be factual, esp. religion or religious tenets 2) a person who maintains a doubting attitude, as toward values,… …   From formal English to slang

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  • 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

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