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- [skep-tik]
- /ˈskɛp tɪk/
- /ˈskep.tɪk/
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- [skep-tik]
- /ˈskɛp tɪk/
Definitions of sceptic word
- noun sceptic a person who questions the validity or authenticity of something purporting to be factual. 1
- noun sceptic a person who maintains a doubting attitude, as toward values, plans, statements, or the character of others. 1
- noun sceptic a person who doubts the truth of a religion, especially Christianity, or of important elements of it. 1
- noun sceptic (initial capital letter) Philosophy. a member of a philosophical school of ancient Greece, the earliest group of which consisted of Pyrrho and his followers, who maintained that real knowledge of things is impossible. any later thinker who doubts or questions the possibility of real knowledge of any kind. 1
- adjective sceptic pertaining to skeptics or skepticism; skeptical. 1
- adjective sceptic (initial capital letter) pertaining to the Skeptics. 1
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Origin of sceptic
First appearance:
before 1565 One of the 32% oldest English words
1565-75; < Late Latin scepticus thoughtful, inquiring (in plural Scepticī the Skeptics) < Greek skeptikós, equivalent to sképt(esthai) to consider, examine (akin to skopeîn to look; see -scope) + -ikos -ic
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Parts of speech for Sceptic
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sceptic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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noun sceptic
- iconoclast — a person who attacks cherished beliefs, traditional institutions, etc., as being based on error or superstition.
adjective sceptic
- heathen — (in historical contexts) an individual of a people that do not acknowledge the God of the Bible; a person who is neither a Jew, Christian, nor Muslim; a pagan.
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