English-Thai Dictionary

sceptic

ADJ ซึ่ง สงสัย  น่าสงสัย  skeptic sueng-song-sai

 

sceptic

N ผู้ สงสัย  phu-song-sai

 

sceptical

N น่าสงสัย  กังขา  ซึ่ง สงสัย  doubtful suspicious na-song-sai

 

scepticism

N ความสงสัย  kwam-song-sai

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SCEPTIC

n.[Gr. from to look about, to consider, to speculate. See Show. ] 1. One who doubts the truth and reality of any principle or system of principles or doctrines. In philosophy, a Pyrrhonist or follower of Pyrrho, the founder of a sect of sceptical philosophers, who maintained that no certain inferences can be drawn from the reports of the senses, and who therefore doubted of every thing.
2. In theology, a person who doubts the existence and perfections of God, or the truth of revelation; one who disbelieves the divine original of the christian religion.
Suffer not your faith to be shaken by the sophistries of sceptics.

 

SCEPTIC, SCEPTICAL

a. 1. Doubting; hesitating to admit the certainty of doctrines or principles; doubting of every thing.
2. Doubting or denying the truth of revelation.
The sceptical system subverts the whole foundation of morals.

 

SCEPTICALLY

adv. With doubt; in a doubting manner.

 

SCEPTICISM

n. 1. The doctrines and opinions of the Pyrrhonists or sceptical philosophers; universal doubt; the scheme of philosophy which denies the certainty of any knowledge respecting the phenomena of nature.
2. In theology, 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.
Irreligious scepticism or atheistic profaneness.
Let no despondency or timidity or secret scepticism lead any one to doubt whether this blessed prospect will be realized.

 

SCEPTICIZE

v.i.To doubt; to pretend to doubt of every thing. [Little used. ]

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SCEPTIC; SCEPTICAL; SCEPTICISM

SCEPTIC; SCEPTICAL; SCEPTICISM Scep "tic, Scep "tic *al, Scep "ti *cism,

 

Defn: etc. See Skeptic, Skeptical, Skepticism, etc.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sceptic

scep tic |ˈskeptɪk | ▶noun British spelling of skeptic.

 

sceptical

scep ti cal |ˈskeptɪkl | ▶adjective British spelling of skeptical.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sceptic

sceptic |ˈskɛptɪk |( archaic & N. Amer. skeptic ) ▶noun 1 a person inclined to question or doubt accepted opinions. • a person who doubts the truth of Christianity and other religions; an atheist. 2 Philosophy an ancient or modern philosopher who denies the possibility of knowledge, or even rational belief, in some sphere. The leading ancient sceptic was Pyrrho, whose followers at the Academy vigorously opposed Stoicism. Modern sceptics have held diverse views: the most extreme have doubted whether any knowledge at all of the external world is possible (see solipsism ), while others have questioned the existence of objects beyond our experience of them. ▶adjective another term for sceptical. ORIGIN late 16th cent. (in sense 2 of the noun ): from French sceptique, or via Latin from Greek skeptikos, from skepsis ‘inquiry, doubt ’.

 

sceptical

sceptical |ˈskɛptɪk (ə )l |(US skeptical ) ▶adjective 1 not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations: the public were deeply sceptical about some of the proposals. 2 Philosophy relating to the theory that certain knowledge is impossible. DERIVATIVES sceptically (US skeptically ) adverb

 

scepticism

scepticism |ˈskɛptɪsɪz (ə )m |( archaic & N. Amer. skepticism ) ▶noun [ mass noun ] 1 a sceptical attitude; doubt as to the truth of something: these claims were treated with scepticism. 2 Philosophy the theory that certain knowledge is impossible.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sceptic

sceptic noun 1 sceptics said the marriage wouldn't last: cynic, doubter, questioner, scoffer; pessimist, prophet of doom; rare Pyrrhonist, minimifidian. 2 empowered by that Spirit, sceptics have found faith: agnostic; atheist, unbeliever, non-believer, disbeliever, doubting Thomas; rationalist; rare nullifidian. ANTONYMS believer.

 

sceptical

sceptical adjective they were sceptical about the Treasury's forecast of inflation dropping to 3 per cent: dubious, doubtful, having reservations, taking something with a pinch of salt, doubting, questioning; cynical, distrustful, mistrustful, suspicious, disbelieving, misbelieving, unconvinced, incredulous, hesitant, scoffing; pessimistic, defeatist; informal iffy; rare Pyrrhonist, minimifidian. ANTONYMS certain, convinced; optimistic.

 

scepticism

scepticism noun 1 members of the organization greeted his ideas with scepticism: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, a pinch of salt, lack of conviction; disbelief, cynicism, distrust, mistrust, suspicion, misbelief, incredulity; pessimism, defeatism; rare dubiety, Pyrrhonism, scepsis, minimifidianism. ANTONYMS conviction. 2 a vague kind of scepticism is one of the commonest spiritual diseases in this generation: agnosticism, doubt; atheism, unbelief, non-belief; rationalism. ANTONYMS belief, faith.

 

French Dictionary

scepticisme

scepticisme n. m. nom masculin 1 État d ’esprit d ’une personne qui remet en question les croyances, les valeurs admises. 2 Manque de confiance à l ’égard de quelque chose.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sceptic

scep tic /sképtɪk /形容詞 名詞 ｟英 ｠＝skeptic .

 

sceptical

scep ti cal /sképtɪk (ə )l /形容詞 ｟英 ｠＝skeptical .

 

scepticism

scep ti cism /sképtɪsɪ̀z (ə )m /名詞 ｟英 ｠＝skepticism .