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The Meaning of skepticism
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(n.) An undecided, inquiring state of mind; doubt; uncertainty.
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(n.) 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.
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(n.) 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.
Synonyms
unbelief
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scepticism
,
disbelief
,
incredulity
,
mental rejection
,
agnosticism
,
doubt
,
perplexity
,
suspense
,
distrust
,
indecision
,
question
,
suspicion
,
hesitancy
,
irresolution
,
scruple
,
hesitation
,
misgiving
,
uncertainty
Antonyms
assurance
,
certainty
,
conviction
,
determination
,
resolution
,
belief
,
confidence
,
decision
,
persuasion
,
resolve
Rhymes
abolitionism
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absolutism
,
activism
,
adventurism
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agrarianism
,
alcoholism
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altruism
,
americanism
,
anachronism
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aneurism
,
anglo-catholicism
,
animism
,
antagonism
,
anti-catholicism
,
aphorism
,
arianism
,
astigmatism
,
atheism
,
authoritarianism
,
autism
,
barbarism
,
bilingualism
,
bolshevism
,
botulism
,
cannibalism
,
capitalism
,
catechism
,
catholicism
,
centralism
,
chauvinism
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chisholm
,
chism
,
chisum
,
classicism
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collectivism
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colonialism
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commercialism
,
communism
,
confucianism
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consumerism
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corporatism
,
creationism
,
criticism
,
cronyism
,
cynicism
,
dandyism
,
darwinism
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despotism
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determinism
,
diamagnetism
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diastrophism
,
dogmatism
,
druidism
,
dualism
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dynamism
,
egalitarianism
,
egoism
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egotism
,
electromagnetism
,
elitism
,
embolism
,
emotionalism
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empiricism
,
entrepreneurialism
,
environmentalism
,
ergotism
,
eroticism
,
escapism
,
euphemism
,
evangelism
,
expansionism
,
expressionism
,
extremism
,
fanaticism
,
fascism
,
fatalism
,
favoritism
,
federalism
,
feminism
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ferromagnetism
,
fetishism
,
feudalism
,
formalism
,
fundamentalism
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futurism
,
geotropism
,
gradualism
,
hedonism
,
hellenism
,
helotism
,
heroism
,
hinduism
,
hooliganism
,
humanism
,
illusionism
,
imperialism
,
impressionism
,
individualism
,
intellectualism
,
ism
,
isolationism
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jansenism
,
journalism
,
judaism
,
leftism
,
legalism
,
leninism
,
liberalism
,
lyricism
,
magnetism
,
mannerism
,
materialism
,
mechanism
,
mercantilism
,
mesmerism
,
metabolism
,
methodism
,
microorganism
,
militarism
,
minimalism
,
modernism
,
monasticism
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moralism
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mutualism
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mysticism
,
narcissism
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nationalism
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nativism
,
naturalism
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negativism
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nepotism
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neutralism
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opportunism
,
optimism
,
organism
,
ostracism
,
overoptimism
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pacifism
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paganism
,
parallelism
,
parochialism
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pastoralism
,
paternalism
,
patriotism
,
perfectionism
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peronism
,
pessimism
,
pharisaism
,
plagiarism
,
pluralism
,
populism
,
positivism
,
pragmatism
,
prism
,
prizm
,
professionalism
,
protectionism
,
protestantism
,
provincialism
,
puritanism
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racialism
,
racism
,
reaganism
,
recidivism
,
relativism
,
republicanism
,
revisionism
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rheumatism
,
romanticism
,
satanism
,
schism
,
scism
,
sectarianism
,
secularism
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semitism
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sensationalism
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separatism
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socialism
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stalinism
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statism
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stigmatism
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stoicism
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supernaturalism
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surrealism
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symbolism
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synergism
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territorialism
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terrorism
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tokenism
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totalitarianism
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tourism
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trism
,
unilateralism
,
unionism
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voluntarism
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zionism