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skepticism

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The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Skepticism \Skep"ti*cism\, n. [Cf. F. scepticisme.] [Written also scepticism .] An undecided, inquiring state of mind; doubt; uncertainty. That momentary amazement, and irresolution, and confusion, which is the result of skepticism. --Hune. (Metaph.) The ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. doubt about the truth of something [syn: incredulity , disbelief , mental rejection ] the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge [syn: agnosticism , scepticism ]

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
also scepticism , 1640s, from skeptic + -ism . Specifically regarding Christian religion, from 1800.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Skepticism or scepticism (see spelling differences ) is generally any questioning attitude or doubt towards one or more items of putative knowledge or belief. It is often directed at domains, such as morality (moral skepticism), religion (skepticism about ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. 1 (context US English) The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic. 2 (context US English) A study attitude of questioning and doubt 3 (context US English) The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible 4 (context US English) A methodology ...

Usage examples of skepticism.

Milton, the child apostate, would have been confirmed in his skepticism, because his spirit never returned that day, trying to get past me.

Hearty guffaws accompanied his statement, attesting to the skepticism of his brothers, who commenced to argue among themselves.

Prestcott was all the proof I could ever need to persuade me to put aside skepticism forever, for no human form would be capable of the violent bestiality I saw in that room.

But as you can tell by how sneaky he looks in this photograph, and by the skepticism in my professional announcer voice, Bob Humpty is not telling the truth.

Being also skeptical, his skepticism sometimes overcolours his imagination.

The author will then describe the impulse imparted by the Spiritualistic Philosophy, and the opposition it met with in Materialism, Pantheism, and Skepticism.

John was torn between reverence for Jesus, due to events at Bethabara, and genuine skepticism, due to what he now knew of his background.

The miracle at Cana was too fresh in his memory to allow strong skepticism toward the Nazarene.

The outcry from European capitals led the administration to temper its position, but Bush had never lost his skepticism about peacekeeping in the Balkans.

Even though the magical name of Gaius Marius was also being bruited about, the innate conservatism of countryfolk tended toward skepticism of his fitness to command in this new war.

Presiding at the table, Dolley could see wary skepticism give way to a frank, if grudging, appreciation.

Brown-Sequard as Valuable remedial agents, we regarded the use of these extracts with good deal of skepticism, but experience is, after all, the best teacher and we were forced, after numerous successful tests, to admit their great efficacy.

As the Secret Service swung into anti-hacker operation nationwide in 1990, Kapor watched every move with deep skepticism and growing alarm.

In fact they grilled Jilly as if they believed a chador and a submachine gun were concealed under the car seat, and they studied Fred with wariness and skepticism, as though convinced that he was of Mideastern origin, held fanatical political views, and harbored evil intentions.

The fathers and the mothers looked at their children with mingled sensations, in which the skepticism of parents toward their children and the habitual sense of the superiority of elders over youth blended strangely with the feeling of sheer respect for them, with the persistent melancholy thought that life had now become dull, and with the curiosity aroused by the young men who so bravely and fearlessly spoke of the possibility of a new life, which the elders did not comprehend but which seemed to promise something good.