sceptic
n . 怀疑论者
怀疑论者
sceptic n 1 :
someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs [
synonym :
{
skeptic }, {
sceptic }, {
doubter }]
Sceptic \
Scep "
tic \,
Sceptical \
Scep "
tic *
al \,
Scepticism \
Scep "
ti *
cism \,
etc .
See {
Skeptic }, {
Skeptical }, {
Skepticism },
etc .
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1913 Webster ]
Skeptic \
Skep "
tic \,
n . [
Gr .
skeptiko `
s thoughtful ,
reflective ,
fr .
ske `
ptesqai to look carefully or about ,
to view ,
consider :
cf .
L .
scepticus ,
F .
sceptique .
See {
Scope }.]
[
Written also {
sceptic }.]
1 .
One who is yet undecided as to what is true ;
one who is looking or inquiring for what is true ;
an inquirer after facts or reasons .
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2 . (
Metaph .)
A doubter as to whether any fact or truth can be certainly known ;
a universal doubter ;
a Pyrrhonist ;
hence ,
in modern usage ,
occasionally ,
a person who questions whether any truth or fact can be established on philosophical grounds ;
sometimes ,
a critical inquirer ,
in opposition to a dogmatist .
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All this criticism [
of Hume ]
proceeds upon the erroneous hypothesis that he was a dogmatist .
He was a skeptic ;
that is ,
he accepted the principles asserted by the prevailing dogmatism :
and only showed that such and such conclusions were ,
on these principles ,
inevitable . --
Sir W .
Hamilton .
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3 . (
Theol .)
A person who doubts the existence and perfections of God ,
or the truth of revelation ;
one who disbelieves the divine origin of the Christian religion .
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Suffer not your faith to be shaken by the sophistries of skeptics . --
S .
Clarke .
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Note :
This word and its derivatives are often written with c instead of k in the first syllable , --
sceptic ,
sceptical ,
scepticism ,
etc .
Dr .
Johnson ,
struck with the extraordinary irregularity of giving c its hard sound before e ,
altered the spelling ,
and his example has been followed by most of the lexicographers who have succeeded him ;
yet the prevalent practice among English writers and printers is in favor of the other mode .
In the United States this practice is reversed ,
a large and increasing majority of educated persons preferring the orthography which is most in accordance with etymology and analogy .
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1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Infidel ;
unbeliever ;
doubter . --
See {
Infidel }.
[
1913 Webster ]
Skeptic
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