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sceptic

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scep·tic  (skptk)
n.
Variant of skeptic.

sceptic or US skeptic [skep-tik]
Noun
1. a person who habitually doubts generally accepted beliefs
2. a person who doubts the truth of a religion [Greek skeptikos one who reflects upon]
sceptical or US
skeptical adj
sceptically or US
skeptically adv
scepticism or US
skepticism n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.scepticsceptic - someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
intellectual, intellect - a person who uses the mind creatively
doubting Thomas - someone who demands physical evidence in order to be convinced (especially when this demand is out of place)
pessimist - a person who expects the worst

sceptic
noun 1. doubter, cynic, scoffer, disbeliever, Pyrrhonist
Translations
Spanish sceptic, skeptic (US) [ˈskɛptɪk] nescéptico/a
French sceptic (US), skeptic [ˈskɛptɪk] nsceptique m/f
German sceptic (US) skeptic [ˈskɛptɪk] nSkeptiker(in) m(f)
Italian sceptic (US), skeptic [ˈskɛptɪk] nscettico/a

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"You're a dreadful sceptic, prince," he continued, after a moment's silence.
Being no sceptic, but a moral creature, he was in a manner at the mercy of his righteous passions.
Socrates is nowhere represented to us as a freethinker or sceptic.
 
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