Definition of skepticism Skepticism

/skɛˈptɪsɪˌzʌm/ - [skeptisizum] - skep•ti•cism

We found 11 definitions of skepticism from 4 different sources.

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scepticism - /skˈɛptɪsˌɪzəm/

skepticism - /skɛˈptɪsɪˌzʌm/

Noun
skepticism - the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
		agnosticism, scepticism
		unbelief, disbelief a rejection of belief
skepticism - doubt about the truth of something
		incredulity, disbelief, mental rejection
		dubiety, incertitude, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, uncertainty uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something; "the dubiousness of his claim"; "there is no question about the validity of the enterprise"

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

skepticism (n.)
An undecided, inquiring state of mind; doubt; uncertainty.
skepticism (n.)
The doctrine that no fact or principle can be certainly known; the tenet that all knowledge is uncertain; Pyrrohonism; universal doubt; the position that no fact or truth, however worthy of confidence, can be established on philosophical grounds; critical investigation or inquiry, as opposed to the positive assumption or assertion of certain principles.
skepticism (n.)
A doubting of the truth of revelation, or a denial of the divine origin of the Christian religion, or of the being, perfections, or truth of God.