( archaic & N. Amer. skeptic )
■ noun
1》 a person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions.
↘a person who doubts the truth of Christianity and other religions; an atheist.
2》 Philosophy a philosopher who denies the possibility of knowledge, or even rational belief, in certain spheres.
Derivatives
~al adjective
~ism noun
Origin
C16: from Fr. sceptique , or via L. from Gk skeptikos , from skepsis 'inquiry, doubt'.