skeptic

Definition of skeptic in English English dictionary: A type of agnostic; Someone undecided as to what is true; Someone who habitually doubts beliefs and claims presented as accepted by others, requiring strong evidence before accepting any belief or claim; one who doubts any statements; {i} one who doubts, one who question the validity of claims; adherent of a school of skepticism; A person who doubts the existence and perfections of God, or the truth of revelation; one who disbelieves the divine origin of the Christian religion; {s} skeptical, doubtful, questioning the validity of claims; Doubting or denying the truth of revelation, or the sacred Scriptures; see sceptic. the American spelling of sceptic (skeptikos, from skeptikos , from skeptesthai ); One who is yet undecided as to what is true; one who is looking or inquiring for what is true; an inquirer after facts or reasons; A doubter as to whether any fact or truth can be certainly known; a universal doubter; a Pyrrhonist; hence, in modern usage, occasionally, a person who questions whether any truth or fact can be established on philosophical grounds; sometimes, a critical inquirer, in opposition to a dogmatist; someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs; Of or pertaining to a sceptic or skepticism; characterized by skepticism; hesitating to admit the certainly of doctrines or principles; doubting of everything; Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs and claims presented by others, requiring strong evidence before accepting any belief or claim
Euro-skeptic: One who is skeptical of increasing the powers of the European Union
Euro-skeptic: Of or pertaining to Euro-skeptics or Euro-skepticism
sceptic: Someone undecided as to what is true and enquires after facts
sceptic: {n} one who doubts of every thing, especially of the truth of revelation
sceptic: See Skeptic, Skeptical, Skepticism, etc
sceptic: Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs and claims presented by others, requiring strong evidence before accepting any belief or claim
sceptic: someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs
sceptic: {s} doubtful, hesitant, skeptical
sceptic: scep·tic sceptics in AM, use skeptic A sceptic is a person who has doubts about things that other people believe. But he now has to convince sceptics that he has a serious plan. a person who disagrees with particular claims and statements, especially those that are generally thought to be true
sceptics: plural of sceptic
skeptics: plural of skeptic

skeptic

Hyphenation

skep·tic

Turkish pronunciation

skeptîk

Synonyms

agnostic, apostate, atheist, cynic, disbeliever, dissenter, doubter, doubting thomas, freethinker, heathen, heretic, infidel, materialist, misanthrope, misbeliever

Antonyms

believer, devotee, disciple

Pronunciation

/ˈskeptək/ /ˈskɛptɪk/

Etymology

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