"skepticism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈskɛp.tɪˌsɪ.zəm/ [General-American] Audio: en-us-skepticism.ogg [Mid-Atlantic] Forms: skepticisms [plural]
Etymology: skeptic + -ism Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|skeptic|ism}} skeptic + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} skepticism (countable and uncountable, plural skepticisms)
  1. The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-skepticism-en-noun-tDpasquE Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 17 23 4 25 31
  2. A studied attitude of questioning and doubt Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-skepticism-en-noun-mEJasHof Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 14 4 40 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 17 23 4 25 31
  3. The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible Tags: US, countable, uncountable Translations (doctrine): կասկածապաշտություն (kaskacapaštutʿyun) (Armenian), սկեպտիցիզմ (skepticʿizm) (Armenian), skepticism (Finnish), skeptisismi (Finnish), escepticismo [masculine] (Galician), sceptycyzm [masculine] (Polish), chủ nghĩa hoài nghi (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-skepticism-en-noun-mJzDgrZr Disambiguation of 'doctrine': 4 1 70 1 24
  4. A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty through scientific or logical observation. Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-skepticism-en-noun-xtd68swv Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 14 4 40 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 17 23 4 25 31
  5. Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines Tags: US, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-skepticism-en-noun-WyW6ZLQF Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 14 3 32 43 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 7 14 4 40 34 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 17 23 4 25 31
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: scepticism [Commonwealth] Derived forms: antiskepticism, Euroskepticism, Euro-skepticism, technoskepticism Related terms: skeptic, skeptical Translations (general disposition to doubt): skepticizmi (Albanian), թերահավատություն (tʿerahavatutʿyun) (Armenian), կասկածամտություն (kaskacamtutʿyun) (Armenian), eszeptizismo (Basque), скептици́зъм (skepticízǎm) [masculine] (Bulgarian), escepticisme (Catalan), 懷疑論 (Chinese Mandarin), 怀疑论 (huáiyílùn) (Chinese Mandarin), 懷疑主義 (Chinese Mandarin), 怀疑主义 (huáiyízhǔyì) (Chinese Mandarin), skeptitsizm (Crimean Tatar), şübecilik (Crimean Tatar), skepticismus [masculine] (Czech), skepse [feminine] (Czech), skepticisme (Danish), twijfelzucht [feminine] (Dutch), scepticisme (Dutch), skepticisme (Dutch), skeptitsism (Estonian), ivastevna [feminine] (Faroese), skeptisyys (Finnish), scepticisme [masculine] (French), escepticismo [masculine] (Galician), Skeptizismus [masculine] (German), Skepsis [feminine] (German), σκεπτικισμός (skeptikismós) (Greek), ספקנות (safkanút) [feminine] (Hebrew), szkepticizmus (Hungarian), szkepszis (Hungarian), efahyggja (Icelandic), skeptisisme (Indonesian), scetticismo (Italian), 懐疑主義 (kaigishugi) (alt: かいぎしゅぎ) (Japanese), 懐疑論 (kaigiron) (alt: かいぎろん) (Japanese), スケプチシズム (sukepuchishizumu) (Japanese), scepticismus (Latin), skepticizmas [masculine] (Lithuanian), skeptisisme (Malay), skeptisisme (Norwegian), sceptycyzm [masculine] (Polish), ceticismo [masculine] (Portuguese), scepticism [neuter] (Romanian), скептици́зм (skepticízm) [masculine] (Russian), ске́псис (sképsis) [masculine] (Russian), neo-chreidmheachd [feminine] (Scottish Gaelic), скептицизам [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), skepticizam [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), skepticizmus (Slovak), skepticizem (Slovene), escepticismo [masculine] (Spanish), skepticism (Swedish), kila (Tagalog), pangingila (Tagalog), kuşkuculuk (Turkish), septisizm (Turkish), skeptisizm (Turkish), скептици́зм (skeptycýzm) (Ukrainian), dotim (Volapük)
Disambiguation of 'general disposition to doubt': 3 46 3 3 45

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    {
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
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      "code": "crh",
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      "code": "crh",
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      "word": "şübecilik"
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      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "skepticisme"
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      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "twijfelzucht"
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    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "scepticisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "skepticisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "skeptitsism"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "ivastevna"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "skeptisyys"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "scepticisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "escepticismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Skeptizismus"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Skepsis"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "skeptikismós",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "σκεπτικισμός"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "safkanút",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "ספקנות"
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    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "szkepticizmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "szkepszis"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "efahyggja"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "skeptisisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "scetticismo"
    },
    {
      "alt": "かいぎしゅぎ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "kaigishugi",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "懐疑主義"
    },
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      "alt": "かいぎろん",
      "code": "ja",
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      "roman": "kaigiron",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "懐疑論"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sukepuchishizumu",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "スケプチシズム"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "scepticismus"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "skepticizmas"
    },
    {
      "code": "ms",
      "lang": "Malay",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "skeptisisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "skeptisisme"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sceptycyzm"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ceticismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "scepticism"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "skepticízm",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "скептици́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sképsis",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ске́псис"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "neo-chreidmheachd"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "скептицизам"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
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      "tags": [
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "skepticizam"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "skepticizmus"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "skepticizem"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "escepticismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "skepticism"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "kila"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "pangingila"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "kuşkuculuk"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "septisizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "skeptisizm"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "skeptycýzm",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "скептици́зм"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "general disposition to doubt",
      "word": "dotim"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "kaskacapaštutʿyun",
      "sense": "doctrine",
      "word": "կասկածապաշտություն"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "skepticʿizm",
      "sense": "doctrine",
      "word": "սկեպտիցիզմ"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "doctrine",
      "word": "skepticism"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "doctrine",
      "word": "skeptisismi"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "doctrine",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "escepticismo"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "doctrine",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "sceptycyzm"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "doctrine",
      "word": "chủ nghĩa hoài nghi"
    }
  ],
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    "skepticism"
  ],
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}

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