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skepticism 音標拼音: [sk'ɛptɪs ,ɪzəm] n. 懷疑論 懷疑論 skepticism n 1: doubt about the truth of something [ synonym: { incredulity}, { disbelief}, { skepticism}, { mental rejection}] 2: the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge [ synonym: { agnosticism}, { skepticism}, { scepticism}] Skepticism \ Skep" ti* cism\, n. [ Cf. F. scepticisme.] [ Written also { scepticism}.] 1. An undecided, inquiring state of mind; doubt; uncertainty. [ 1913 Webster] That momentary amazement, and irresolution, and confusion, which is the result of skepticism. -- Hune. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Metaph.) The doctrine that no fact or principle can be certainly known; the tenet that all knowledge is uncertain; Pyrrohonism; universal doubt; the position that no fact or truth, however worthy of confidence, can be established on philosophical grounds; critical investigation or inquiry, as opposed to the positive assumption or assertion of certain principles. [ 1913 Webster] 3. ( Theol.) A doubting of the truth of revelation, or a denial of the divine origin of the Christian religion, or of the being, perfections, or truth of God. [ 1913 Webster] Let no . . . secret skepticism lead any one to doubt whether this blessed prospect will be realized. -- S. Miller. [ 1913 Webster] 46 Moby Thesaurus words for " skepticism": Humism, Pyrrhonism, agnosticism, apprehension, caution, cautiousness, concern, diffidence, disinclination to believe, distrust, distrustfulness, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, guardedness, half- belief, incertitude, inconvincibility, incredulity, leeriness, misdoubt, misgiving, mistrust, mistrustfulness, qualm, qualmishness, question, resistiveness to belief, scoffing, scruple, scrupulousness, self- doubt, shadow of doubt, skepticalness, suspicion, suspiciousness, total skepticism, tough- mindedness, uncertainty, unconvincibility, uncredulousness, unpersuadability, unpersuasibility, wariness, wonder
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