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From the American Dictionary of the English Language
by Noah Webster 1828
~ This is the proper spelling in 1828 ~
SCEP/TICISM, n. [Fr. scepticisme.]
The doctrines and opinions of the Pyrrhonists
or sceptical philosphers;
universal doubt;
the scheme of philosophy which denies the certainty of any knowledge
respecting the phenomena of nature
2. In theology,
a doubting of the truth of revelation,
or the denial of the divine origin of the christian religion,
or of the being, perfections or truth of God
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From Webster’s New World Dictionary and Thesaurus
Copyright 1996 by Simon & Schuster, Inc.
skep’ti-cism’ (-siz’em) n.
1 the doctrine that the truth in all knowledge must always be in ~ Question ~
2 skeptical attitude
3 doubt about religious doctrines
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Skeptic
From The World Book Dictionary
Copyright 1951
Skep/tic (skep’tik). n.
a member of adherent of an ancient Greek school of philosophy
that maintained that real knowledge of things is impossible
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skep/tic (skep’tik), n., adj.-n.
1 a person who ~ Questions ~ the truth of theories or apparent facts; doubter;
” The skeptic doth neither affirm, neither deny, any position; but doubteth of it “
( Sir Walter Raleigh)
2 a person who doubts or questions the possibility or certainty
of our knowledge of anything
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