Definition of scepticism. Meaning of scepticism. Synonyms of scepticism

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Definition of scepticism

Scepticism
Sceptic Scep"tic, Sceptical Scep"tic*al, Scepticism Scep"ti*cism, etc. See Skeptic, Skeptical, Skepticism, etc.
scepticism
Skepticism Skep"ti*cism, n. [Cf. F. scepticisme.] [Written also scepticism.] 1. An undecided, inquiring state of mind; doubt; uncertainty. That momentary amazement, and irresolution, and confusion, which is the result of skepticism. --Hune. 2. (Metaph.) The doctrine that no fact or principle can be certainly known; the tenet that all knowledge is uncertain; Pyrrohonism; universal doubt; the position that no fact or truth, however worthy of confidence, can be established on philosophical grounds; critical investigation or inquiry, as opposed to the positive assumption or assertion of certain principles. 3. (Theol.) A doubting of the truth of revelation, or a denial of the divine origin of the Christian religion, or of the being, perfections, or truth of God. Let no . . . secret skepticism lead any one to doubt whether this blessed prospect will be realized. --S. Miller.

Meaning of scepticism from wikipedia

- Skepticism, also spelled scepticism in British English, is a questioning attitude or doubt toward knowledge claims that are seen as mere belief or dogma...
- Ancient Scepticism. Cambridge University Press. p. 212. Bett, Richard Arnot Home (28 January 2010). The Cambridge Companion to Ancient Scepticism. Cambridge...
- Philosophical skepticism (UK spelling: scepticism; from Gr**** σκέψις skepsis, "inquiry") is a family of philosophical views that question the possibility...
- Moral skepticism (or moral scepticism in British English) is a class of meta-ethical theories all members of which entail that no one has any moral knowledge...
- Euroscepticism, also spelled as Euroskepticism or EU-scepticism, is a political position involving criticism of the European Union (EU) and European integration...
- Radical skepticism (or radical scepticism in British English) is the philosophical position that knowledge is most likely impossible. Radical skeptics...
- Scientific skepticism or rational skepticism (also spelled scepticism), sometimes referred to as skeptical inquiry, is a position in which one questions...
- Cartesian doubt is a form of methodological skepticism ****ociated with the writings and methodology of René Descartes (March 31, 1596–February 11, 1650)...
- Wendell Holmes Skepticism (American English and Canadian English) or scepticism (British English and Australian English) is a philosophical approach that...
- a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Scepticism". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press...