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skep·ti·cism also scep·ti·cism  (sk  p  t  -s z   m) KEY NOUN:
- A doubting or questioning attitude or state of mind; dubiety. See Synonyms at uncertainty.
- Philosophy
- The ancient school of Pyrrho of Elis that stressed the uncertainty of our beliefs in order to oppose dogmatism.
- The doctrine that absolute knowledge is impossible, either in a particular domain or in general.
- A methodology based on an assumption of doubt with the aim of acquiring approximate or relative certainty.
- Doubt or disbelief of religious tenets.
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