zetetic
/ (zəˈtɛtɪk) /
adjective
proceeding by inquiry; investigating
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Word Origin for zetetic
C17: from New Latin, from Greek zētētikos, from zēteō to seek
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Examples from the Web for zetetic
As to the cosmology of the story-tellers, all we can say is, that they appear to uphold the Zetetic school.
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Word Origin and History for zetetic
zetetic
"proceeding by inquiry," 1640s, from Modern Latin zeteticus, from Greek zetetikos "searching, inquiring," from zetetos, verbal adjective of zetein "seek for, inquire into."
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