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scepticism

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈskɛptɪsɪzəm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(skep′tə siz′əm)

scep•ti•cism (skep′tə siz′əm),USA pronunciation n.

skepticism.

skep•ti•cism or scep•ti•cism /ˈskɛptəˌsɪzəm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]

skeptical attitudes;
doubt.
Religiondoubt or unbelief regarding religion.

skep•ti•cism (skep′tə siz′əm),USA pronunciation n.

skeptical attitude or temper;
doubt.
Religiondoubt or unbelief with regard to a religion, esp. Christianity.
Philosophy(cap.) the doctrines or opinions of philosophical Skeptics;
universal doubt.

Also, scepticism.

Neo-Latin scepticismus, equivalent. to Latin sceptic(us) skeptic + -ismus -ism
1640–50

'scepticism' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

allegedly - humph - incredulity - nihilism - shoot - solipsism - unbelieving - skepticism

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