Complete Definition of "skeptic"

English

Pronunciation
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Alternative spellings
sceptic (Commonwealth English)

Noun
skeptic
#Someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs and claims presented by others, requiring strong evidence before accepting any belief or claim.
#Someone undecided as to what is true.
#A type of agnostic
Translations
French: sceptique (2)
Hebrew: ספק� (safkan)

Related terms
skeptical
skepticism

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Revision and Credits for"skeptic"
  • 2007-12-30 15:11 - SemperBlotto - Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/124.217.96.165|124.217.96.165]] ([[User_talk:124.217.96.165|Talk]]); changed back to last version by [[User:Interwicket|Interwicket]]

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