Sceptic Definition

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noun
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Webster's New World
Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs and claims presented by others, requiring strong evidence before accepting any belief or claim.
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Someone who is undecided as to what is true and enquires after facts.
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sceptic
Plural:
sceptics

Origin of Sceptic

  • From Latin *scepticus, only in plural Sceptici (“the sect of Sceptics"), from Ancient Greek σκεπτικός (skeptikos, “thoughtful, inquiring"), from σκέπτομαι (skeptomai, “I consider"), compare to σκοπέω (skopeō, “I view, examine").

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