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skeptic
English
Alternative forms
- sceptic (British)
Etymology
From Latin *scepticus, (attested only in plural Sceptici (“the sect of Skeptics”)), from Ancient Greek ????????? (skeptikós, “thoughtful, inquiring”), from ????????? (sképtomai, “I consider”), compare to ?????? (skopé?, “I view, examine”). (Note: In French, C in front of E and I had shifted (or was shifting) from the original [k] sound of Latin to the [s] sound, which might explain the double spelling, as some might have wanted to make sure that [k] would remain [k] by bringing back the K from the Greek spelling.)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sk?p.t?k/
Noun
skeptic (plural skeptics) (American spelling)
- Someone who habitually doubts beliefs and claims presented as accepted by others, requiring strong evidence before accepting any belief or claim.
- Someone undecided as to what is true.
- A type of agnostic; someone skeptical towards religion.
Related terms
- skeptical
- skepticism
Translations
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “skeptic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- skeptic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- skeptic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- skeptic at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- pickest, pickets, septick, spicket
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acatalepsy
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ?- (a-) + ????????????? (katalambánein, “to seize”).
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /e??kæ.t?.l?p.si/, /??kæ.t?.l?p.si/
Noun
acatalepsy (uncountable)
- Incomprehensibility of things; the doctrine held by the ancient Skeptic philosophers, that human knowledge never amounts to certainty, but only to probability.
Translations
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