zetetic

[ zuh-tet ik ]
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adjective
  1. believing in or based on the theory that the earth is a flat plane and the sun, moon, and other heavenly bodies are only a few thousand feet above it:zetetic astronomy.

  2. proceeding by inquiry or investigation:zetetic method.

  1. of or related to an ancient Greek school of philosophy that espoused extreme skepticism.

Origin of zetetic

1
First recorded in 1650–60; from New Latin zētēticus, from Greek zētētikós “inclined to investigate or inquire,” from zētein “to seek, inquire” + -ikos -ic; cf. zeal

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How to use zetetic in a sentence

  • As to the cosmology of the story-tellers, all we can say is, that they appear to uphold the zetetic school.

British Dictionary definitions for zetetic

zetetic

/ (zəˈtɛtɪk) /


adjective
  1. proceeding by inquiry; investigating

Origin of zetetic

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C17: from New Latin, from Greek zētētikos, from zēteō to seek

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