sceptic

scep·tic

 (skĕp′tĭk)

n.

Variant of skeptic.

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scep′ti·cal adj.

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sceptic

(ˈskɛptɪk) or

skeptic

n

1. (Philosophy) a person who habitually doubts the authenticity of accepted beliefs

2. a person who mistrusts people, ideas, etc, in general

3. (Philosophy) a person who doubts the truth of religion, esp Christianity

adj

(Philosophy) of or relating to sceptics; sceptical

[C16: from Latin scepticus, from Greek skeptikos one who reflects upon, from skeptesthai to consider]

ˈscepticism, ˈskepticism n

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Sceptic

(ˈskɛptɪk) or

Skeptic

n

(Philosophy) a member of one of the ancient Greek schools of philosophy, esp that of Pyrrho, who believed that real knowledge of things is impossible

adj

of or relating to the Sceptics

ˈScepticism, ˈSkepticism n

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skep•tic

or scep•tic

(ˈskɛp tɪk)

n.

1. a person who questions the validity, authenticity, or truth of something purporting to be factual, esp. religion or religious tenets.

2. a person who maintains a doubting attitude, as toward values, plans, or the character of others.

3. (cap.)

a. a member of a philosophical school of ancient Greece which maintained that real knowledge of things is impossible.

b. any later thinker who doubts or questions the possibility of real knowledge of any kind.

adj.

4. skeptical.

5. (cap.) pertaining to the Skeptics.

[1565–75; < Late Latin scepticus thoughtful, inquiring (in pl. Scepticī the Skeptics) < Greek skeptikós, derivative of -skept(os), v. adj. of sképtesthai to consider, examine]

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sceptic

– sceptical

1. 'sceptic'

Sceptic is a noun. A sceptic is someone who has doubts about things that other people believe.

The sceptic may argue that there are no grounds for such optimism.

He will need to polish his arguments if he is to convince the sceptics.

2. 'sceptical'

Sceptical is an adjective. If you are sceptical about something, you have doubts about it.

Robert's father was sceptical about hypnotism.

At first Meyer had been sceptical.

The usual American spellings of 'sceptic' and 'sceptical' are skeptic and skeptical.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sceptic - someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs doubter, skeptic 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

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sceptic

noun

1. doubter, cynic, scoffer, questioner, disbeliever, Pyrrhonist He was a born sceptic.

2. agnostic, doubter, unbeliever, doubting Thomas a lifelong religious sceptic

Quotations
"I am too much of a sceptic to deny the possibility of anything" [T.H. Huxley]

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skeptic

also sceptic
noun

One who habitually or instinctively doubts or questions:

doubter, doubting Thomas, nonbeliever, unbeliever.

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Translations

مُتَشَكِّك

skeptik

skeptiker

Skeptikerskeptisch

sceptique

kételkedõ

efasemdarmaîur

scettico

skepticizmasskeptikasskeptiškai

skeptiķis

skeptiker

sceptyczkasceptyk

скептик

skeptik

kuşkucu kişi

怀疑论者

sceptic

skeptic (US) [ˈskeptɪk] N → escéptico/a m/f

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sceptic

[ˈskɛptɪk] (British) skeptic (US) n → sceptique mf

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sceptic

, (US) skeptic

n → Skeptiker(in) m(f)

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sceptic

skeptic (Am) [ˈskɛptɪk] n → scettico/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

sceptic

(American also skeptic) (ˈskeptik) noun

a person who is unwilling to believe. Most people now accept this theory, but there are a few sceptics. skeptiese mense مُتَشَكِّك скептик cético skeptik der/die Skeptiker(in) skeptiker σκεπτικιστής, αμφισβητίας escéptico skeptik آدم شكاك skeptikko sceptiqueספקן अविश्वासी skeptik kételkedő orang skeptis efasemdarmaður scettico 懐疑論者 회의론자 skeptikas skeptiķis pewaham scepticusskeptiker sceptyk شکمن ، بې دينه cépticoскептик skeptik dvomljivec skeptik skeptiker, tvivlare คนที่จะไม่ยอมเชื่อถือในเรื่องใด ๆ; คนขี้สงสัย kuşkucu kişi 凡事存疑的人，懷疑論者 скептик متشکک người đa nghi 怀疑论者

ˈsceptical adjective

(often with about) unwilling to believe. They say apples clean your teeth, but I'm sceptical about that myself. skepties مُرْتاب، شَكّاك скептичен cético skeptický skeptisch skeptisk δύσπιστοςescéptico kahtlev شكاك skeptinen sceptiqueספקני अविश्वास skeptičan, koji sumnja szkeptikus skeptis vantrúaður scettico 懐疑的な 회의적인 skeptiškas skeptisks ragu-ragu sceptischskeptisk, mistroisksceptyczny شکمن cépticoскептический skeptický dvomeč skeptičan skeptisk, tvivlande สงสัย kuşkulu 凡事存疑的 скептичний یقین نہیں کرنے والا hoài nghi 怀疑论的

ˈsceptically adverb

skepties بارْتِياب، بِتَشَكُّك скептично ceticamente skepticky skeptisch skeptiskt δύσπιστα escépticamente kahtlevalt از روي شك و بدبيني skeptisesti sceptiquement בְסַפקָנוּת अविश्वासपूर्णता से skeptično, sumljivo szkeptikusan secara skeptis tortryggnislega scetticamente 懐疑的に 회의적으로 skeptiškai skeptiski dengan ragu-ragu sceptischskeptisk, mistroisk sceptycznie شکمنی cepticamente скептически skepticky dvomeče skeptično skeptiskt, tvivlande อย่างเคลือบแคลง kuşkulu bir şekilde 存疑地 скептично شبہ کے ساتھ hoài nghi, đa nghi 怀疑地

ˈscepticism (ˈ-sizəm) noun

a doubting or questioning attitude. I regard his theories with scepticism. skeptisisme تَشَكُّك، إرْتِياب скептицизъм ceticismo skepticismus, nedůvěra die Skepsis skepsis σκεπτικισμόςescepticismo skeptitsism بدبيني skeptisyys scepticismeספקנות अविश्वासवादिता skepsa két(el)kedés sikap skeptis tortryggni scetticismo 懐疑 회의 skepticizmas skepticisms sikap ragu-ragu scepticismeskepsis, mistro sceptycyzm شكاكيت، دشك فلسفه،شكمنتوب cepticismoскептицизм skepticizmus dvom skepticizam skepsis, skepticism ความสงสัย; ความไม่เชื่อ kuşkuculuk 存疑態度 скептицизм تشکیک thái độ hoài nghi 怀疑态度

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