different between unbelief vs skepticism
unbelief
English
Etymology
From Middle English unbilefe, unbileve, equivalent to un- +? belief.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?nb??li?f/
Noun
unbelief (usually uncountable, plural unbeliefs)
- An absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Mark VI:
- And he coulde there shewe no myracles butt leyd his hondes apon a feawe sicke foolke and healed them. And he merveyled at their unbelefe.
- 1931, William Faulkner, Sanctuary, Vintage 1993, p. 35:
- On hands and knees he looked at the empty siding and up at the sunfilled sky with unbelief and despair.
- 2009, Diarmaid MacCulloch, A History of Christianity, Penguin 2010, p. 781:
- Soon Spinoza was regarded as the standard-bearer for unbelief, even though pervading his carefully-worded writings there is a clear notion of a divine spirit inhabiting the world, and a profound sense of wonder and reverence for mystery.
- 1526, William Tyndale, trans. Bible, Mark VI:
Translations
See also
- disbelief (noun)
- doubt
unbelief From the web:
- what unbelief does
- unbelief meaning
- what unbelief means in spanish
- what causes unbelief
- what is unbelief in the bible
- what is unbelief according to the bible
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skepticism
English
Alternative forms
- scepticism (Commonwealth English)
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?sk?p.t??s?.z?m/
Etymology
skeptic +? -ism
Noun
skepticism (countable and uncountable, plural skepticisms) (American spelling)
- The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.
- A studied attitude of questioning and doubt
- The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible
- A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty though scientific or logical observation.
- Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines
Derived terms
Related terms
- skeptic
- skeptical
Translations
skepticism From the web:
- what skepticism means
- what's skepticism in farsi
- what skepticism does
- what is skepticism in philosophy
- what does skepticism mean
- what is skepticism in science
- what does skepticism mean in science
- what is skepticism in psychology
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