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sceptic

/ˈskɛptɪk

(archaic & North American skeptic)

noun

1A person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions.How does he gain by fortressing himself and his administration away from critics, skeptics, and questioners?...

He accepts there remain sceptics and doubters concerning the present Dublin side.
Cynics and sceptics raised uncomfortable questions, and found serious flaws with the script.

Synonyms

cynic, doubter, questioner, scoffer;

pessimist, prophet of doom

rare Pyrrhonist, minimifidian

1.1A person who doubts the truth of Christianity and other religions; an atheist.The most die-hard atheist or skeptic may suddenly find God when faced with an extreme suffering or danger....

The inevitable convergence of such findings with religion makes it impossible for a sceptic, atheist and man of science to swallow such phenomena.
On the contrary, he bracketed sceptics with atheists and free thinkers as the adversaries whom his system was meant to frustrate.

Synonyms

agnostic;

atheist, non-theist, unbeliever, non-believer, disbeliever, doubting Thomas;

rationalist

rare nullifidian

2 Philosophy An ancient or modern philosopher who denies the possibility of knowledge, or even rational belief, in some sphere.Xenophanes was a sceptic who denied that knowledge could be obtained by us humans; at best we merely have beliefs, the truth or falsity of which will remain largely unknown to us....

Ancient sceptics are uninterested in carving out a position within philosophy; they think that philosophical reason will always undermine itself.
In antiquity, sceptics attacked the possibility of knowledge, but still needed to give some account of how they regulated their lives and opinions.

The leading ancient sceptic was Pyrrho, whose followers at the Academy vigorously opposed Stoicism. Modern sceptics have held diverse views: the most extreme have doubted whether any knowledge at all of the external world is possible (see solipsism), while others have questioned the existence of objects beyond our experience of them.

adjective

another term for sceptical.It's kind of sad that people are so skeptic and cynical of human decency....

Not to be skeptic or jealous, but I give it another two weeks.
We will see the sceptic side of him very much on display as he resists attempts to remove Britain's veto over tax and social security.

Origin

Late 16th century (in sense 2 of the noun): from French sceptique, or via Latin from Greek skeptikos, from skepsis 'inquiry, doubt'.

This word comes from Greek skeptikos, from skepsis ‘inquiry, doubt’ and was first used to refer to a philosopher denying the possibility of knowledge in a certain sphere; the leading ancient sceptic was Pyrrho (c.360–270 bc) whose followers at the Academy vigorously opposed Stoicism.

单词	sceptic
释义	sceptic /ˈskɛptɪk / (archaic & North American skeptic) noun 1A person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions.How does he gain by fortressing himself and his administration away from critics, skeptics, and questioners?... He accepts there remain sceptics and doubters concerning the present Dublin side. Cynics and sceptics raised uncomfortable questions, and found serious flaws with the script. Synonyms cynic, doubter, questioner, scoffer; pessimist, prophet of doom rare Pyrrhonist, minimifidian 1.1A person who doubts the truth of Christianity and other religions; an atheist.The most die-hard atheist or skeptic may suddenly find God when faced with an extreme suffering or danger.... The inevitable convergence of such findings with religion makes it impossible for a sceptic, atheist and man of science to swallow such phenomena. On the contrary, he bracketed sceptics with atheists and free thinkers as the adversaries whom his system was meant to frustrate. Synonyms agnostic; atheist, non-theist, unbeliever, non-believer, disbeliever, doubting Thomas; rationalist rare nullifidian 2 Philosophy An ancient or modern philosopher who denies the possibility of knowledge, or even rational belief, in some sphere.Xenophanes was a sceptic who denied that knowledge could be obtained by us humans; at best we merely have beliefs, the truth or falsity of which will remain largely unknown to us.... Ancient sceptics are uninterested in carving out a position within philosophy; they think that philosophical reason will always undermine itself. In antiquity, sceptics attacked the possibility of knowledge, but still needed to give some account of how they regulated their lives and opinions. The leading ancient sceptic was Pyrrho, whose followers at the Academy vigorously opposed Stoicism. Modern sceptics have held diverse views: the most extreme have doubted whether any knowledge at all of the external world is possible (see solipsism), while others have questioned the existence of objects beyond our experience of them. adjective another term for sceptical.It's kind of sad that people are so skeptic and cynical of human decency.... Not to be skeptic or jealous, but I give it another two weeks. We will see the sceptic side of him very much on display as he resists attempts to remove Britain's veto over tax and social security. Origin Late 16th century (in sense 2 of the noun): from French sceptique, or via Latin from Greek skeptikos, from skepsis 'inquiry, doubt'. This word comes from Greek skeptikos, from skepsis ‘inquiry, doubt’ and was first used to refer to a philosopher denying the possibility of knowledge in a certain sphere; the leading ancient sceptic was Pyrrho (c.360–270 bc) whose followers at the Academy vigorously opposed Stoicism.
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