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skepsis

skepsis is the alternative form of scepsis.

Meaning of scepsis

Noun

scepsis (uncountable)

  1. (uncommon) Skepticism; a skeptical approach or belief.
    • Among their products were the system of Locke, the scepsis of Hume, the critical philosophy of Kant.1862 October 13, James Martineau, The Transient and the Permanent in Theology: An Address at the Opening of the Session of Manchester New College […], published 1862, page 4

Origin of skepsis

From Ancient Greek σκέψις (sképsis, “examination, observation, consideration”).

Questions about skepsis

What is skepsis the alternative form of?
Skepsis is the alternative form of scepsis.

Words near skepsis in the dictionary

  1. skeppists
  2. skeppund
  3. skeppunds
  4. skeps
  5. skepsful
  6. skepsis
  7. skeptic
  8. skeptical
  9. skepticality
  10. skeptically
  11. skepticalness

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