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SKEPTICISM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Doubt about the truth of something
Synonyms:
disbelief; incredulity; mental rejection; skepticism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("skepticism" is a kind of...):
doubt; doubtfulness; dubiety; dubiousness; incertitude; uncertainty (the state of being unsure of something)
Derivation:
skeptical (denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion)
skeptical (marked by or given to doubt)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
Synonyms:
agnosticism; scepticism; skepticism
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("skepticism" is a kind of...):
disbelief; unbelief (a rejection of belief)
Derivation:
skeptical (denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion)
skeptical (marked by or given to doubt)
