skeptic

English

Etymology

From Latin *scepticus, only in plural Sceptici (“the sect of Skeptics”), from Ancient Greek σκεπτικός (skeptikos, “thoughtful, inquiring”), from σκέπτομαι (skeptomai, “I consider”), compare to σκοπέω (skopeo, “I view, examine”).

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Alternative forms

• sceptic (Commonwealth English)

Noun

skeptic (plural skeptics)

1. Someone who habitually doubts beliefs and claims presented as accepted by others, requiring strong evidence before accepting any belief or claim.
2. Someone undecided as to what is true.
3. A type of agnostic

Related terms

• skeptical
• skepticism

Translations

someone who habitually doubts beliefs and claims

• Czech: skeptik (cs) m
• Estonian: skeptik (et)
• French: sceptique (fr)
• German: Skeptiker (de) m, Skeptikerin (de) f
• Greek: σκεπτικός (el) (skeptikós) m
• Hebrew: ספקן (he) (safkan)

• Polish: sceptyk (pl) m, sceptyczka (pl) f
• Portuguese: cético (pt) m
• Russian: скептик (ru) (skeptik) m
• Scottish Gaelic: neo-chreidmheach (gd) m
• Spanish: escéptico (es) m

External links

• skeptic in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• skeptic in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• skeptic at OneLook Dictionary Search

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• pickets