skeptic
noun
- a member of any of the ancient Greek philosophical schools that denied the possibility of any certain knowledge
- a person who believes in or practices philosophical skepticism
- a person who habitually doubts, questions, or suspends judgment upon matters generally accepted
- a person who doubts religious doctrines
See skeptic in American Heritage Dictionary 4
also scep·tic (skĕpˈtĭk)
noun- One who instinctively or habitually doubts, questions, or disagrees with assertions or generally accepted conclusions.
- One inclined to skepticism in religious matters.
- Philosophy
a. often Skeptic An adherent of a school of skepticism.
b. Skeptic A member of an ancient Greek school of skepticism, especially that of Pyrrho of Elis (360?-272? B.C.).
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