sceptic
noun
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- a variation of skeptic.
sceptic
American
[skep-tik]
/ ˈskɛp tɪk /
noun
sceptic
1
British
/ ˈskɛptɪk /
noun
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a person who habitually doubts the authenticity of accepted beliefs
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a person who mistrusts people, ideas, etc, in general
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a person who doubts the truth of religion, esp Christianity
adjective
Sceptic
2
British
/ ˈskɛptɪk /
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of sceptic
C16: from Latin scepticus, from Greek skeptikos one who reflects upon, from skeptesthai to consider
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Kennedy, though, has hired David Geier, a noted vaccine sceptic, to look again at the data.
From BBC ● Jun. 30, 2025
Geier is a leading vaccine sceptic who was fined by the state of Maryland for practicing medicine without a medical degree or licence and prescribing dangerous treatments to autistic children.
From BBC ● Apr. 11, 2025
The vaccine sceptic has also at times promoted Vitamin A as a treatment for measles, which doctors say should only be provided in certain cases under the guidance of a physician.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025
One such sceptic is David Simon, the creator of the hit TV series The Wire, which was set in Baltimore.
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2024
Thus, while on the speculative side Kant came out a sceptic in regard to the dogmatic beliefs of mankind, on the practical side he remained the fast friend of intellectual truth and moral sanctity.
From Transcendentalism in New England A History by Octavius Brooks Frothingham
Hayley Stevens, a writer for The Sceptic magazine and a researcher of paranormal activity for about 20 years, suggests not.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2024
A second Daily Sceptic article NewsGuard criticized cited a Cleveland Clinic study that found those with up-to-date COVID-19 vaccines had a higher infection rate.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
Daily Sceptic ran afoul of NewsGuard content monitors.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 18, 2023
He also asks the audience to dive in by posting to the #UncannyCommunity and choosing either "Team Sceptic" or "Team Believer".
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2023
The last sentence is however to be taken as most strictly excluding "Corruption," "Intolerance," and "The Sceptic."
From Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 by George Saintsbury
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