zetetic

adjective

proceeding by inquiry; investigating

Word Origin for zetetic

C17: from New Latin, from Greek zētētikos, from zēteō to seek

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Related Words for zetetic

skeptic, questioner, cynic, agnostic, unbeliever

Examples from the Web for zetetic

Historical Examples of zetetic

As to the cosmology of the story-tellers, all we can say is, that they appear to uphold the Zetetic school.
The Folk-Tales of the Magyars
Various

Word Origin and History for zetetic

adj.

"proceeding by inquiry," 1640s, from Modern Latin zeteticus, from Greek zetetikos "searching, inquiring," from zetetos, verbal adjective of zetein "seek for, inquire into."