SKEPTICISM


Meaning of SKEPTICISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈskep-tə-ˌsi-zəm ]

noun

Date: 1646

1. : an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object

2.

a. : the doctrine that true knowledge or knowledge in a particular area is uncertain

b. : the method of suspended judgment, systematic doubt, or criticism characteristic of skeptics

3. : doubt concerning basic religious principles (as immortality, providence, and revelation)

Synonyms: see uncertainty

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