PYRRHONISM


Meaning of PYRRHONISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpir-ə-ˌni-zəm ]

noun

Etymology: French pyrrhonisme, from Pyrrhon Pyrrho, 4th century B.C. Greek philosopher, from Greek Pyrrhōn

Date: circa 1670

1. : the doctrines of a school of ancient extreme skeptics who suspended judgment on every proposition — compare academicism

2. : total or radical skepticism

• Pyr·rho·nist -nist noun

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