5 results for: skepticism Browse Nearby Entries
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
skep·ti·cism    Audio Help   [skep-tuh-siz-uhm] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.skeptical attitude or temper; doubt.
2.doubt or unbelief with regard to a religion, esp. Christianity.
3.(initial capital letter) the doctrines or opinions of philosophical Skeptics; universal doubt.


[Origin: 1640–50; < NL scepticismus, equiv. to L sceptic(us) skeptic + -ismus -ism]

1. questioning, probing, testing. 2. disbelief, atheism, agnosticism.
2. faith.
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
skepticism

To learn more about skepticism visit Britannica.com

© 2008 Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
skep·ti·cism also scep·ti·cism    Audio Help   (skěp'tĭ-sĭz'əm)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind; dubiety. See Synonyms at uncertainty.
  2. Philosophy
    1. The ancient school of Pyrrho of Elis that stressed the uncertainty of our beliefs in order to oppose dogmatism.
    2. The doctrine that absolute knowledge is impossible, either in a particular domain or in general.
    3. A methodology based on an assumption of doubt with the aim of acquiring approximate or relative certainty.
  3. Doubt or disbelief of religious tenets.

(Download Now or Buy the Book)
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2006 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
skepticism

noun
1. doubt about the truth of something [syn: incredulity
2. the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge [syn: agnosticism

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
American Heritage New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition - Cite This Source - Share This
skepticism

In philosophy, the position that what cannot be proved by reason should not be believed. One of the main tasks of epistemology is to find an answer to the charge of some extreme skeptics that no knowledge is possible.


[Chapter:] World Literature, Philosophy, and Religion


The American Heritage® New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition
Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Skepticism

Scep"tic\, Sceptical \Scep"tic*al\, Scepticism \Scep"ti*cism\, etc. See Skeptic, Skeptical, Skepticism, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
Browse Nearby Entries:

skene arch
skene dhu
skene's gland
skeneitis
skeneoscope
skep
skep's
skepful
skepfuls
skeps
skeps'
skeptic
skeptic's
skeptical
skeptically
skepticalness
skepticism
skepticism's
skepticisms
skepticisms'
skepticize
skeptics
skeptics'
skerrick
skerries
skerries'
skerry
skerry's
sket
sketch
sketch block
sketch book
sketch book, the

View results from: Dictionary | Thesaurus | Encyclopedia | All Reference | the Web

Share This:   Share This: del.icio.usShare This: digg.comShare This: FacebookShare This: furl.netShare This: www.netscape.comShare This: myweb2.search.yahoo.comShare This: www.stumbleupon.comShare This: www.google.comShare This: www.technorati.comShare This: blinklist.comShare This: newsvine.comShare This: ma.gnolia.comShare This: reddit.comShare This: favorites.live.comShare This: tailrank.com

Perform a new search, or try your search for "skepticism" at: