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[ˈskɛptɪk], (Noun)
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- a person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions
(e.g: this argument failed to convince the sceptics)
- an ancient or modern philosopher who denies the possibility of knowledge, or even rational belief, in some sphere
(e.g: the sceptics engaged in long controversies with the dogmatists)
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late 16th century (in sceptic): from French sceptique, or via Latin from Greek skeptikos, from skepsis ‘inquiry, doubt’
[ˈskɛptɪk], (Adjective)
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late 16th century (in sceptic): from French sceptique, or via Latin from Greek skeptikos, from skepsis ‘inquiry, doubt’
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