skepticism

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Alternative forms

• scepticism (Commonwealth English)

Noun

skepticism (uncountable)

1. (US) The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.
2. (US) A studied attitude of questioning and doubt
3. (US) The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible
4. (US) A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty though scientific or logical observation.
5. (US) Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines

Related terms

• skeptic
• skeptical

Translations

general disposition to doubt

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 懷疑論 (cmn), 怀疑论 (cmn) (huáiyílùn), 懷疑主義 (cmn), 怀疑主义 (cmn) (huáiyízhǔyì)

• Crimean Tatar: skeptitsizm
• Czech: skepticismus (cs) m, skepse (cs) f
• Dutch: twijfelzucht (nl) f
• French: scepticisme (fr) m
• German: Skeptizismus (de) m, Skepsis (de) f
• Hungarian: szkepticizmus (hu)
• Japanese: 懐疑主義 (ja) (かいぎしゅぎ, kaigishugi), 懐疑論 (ja) (かいぎろん, kaigiron), スケプチシズム (ja) (sukepuchishizumu)

• Portuguese: ceticismo (pt) m
• Russian: скептицизм (ru) (skepticízm) m, скепсис (ru) (sképsis) m
• Scottish Gaelic: neo-chreidmheachd (gd) f
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: скептицизам (sh) m

  Roman: skepticizam (sh) m

• Spanish: escepticismo (es) m
• Ukrainian: скептицизм (uk) (skeptycýzm) m
• Volapük: dotim (vo)