zetetic
UK/zəˈtɛt.ɪk/
zetetic adjective: proceeding by inquiry or investigation.
Adjective
zetetic (not comparable)
- Proceeding by inquiry or investigation.
- Hence, in every zetetic process, the conclusion arrived at is essentially a quotient, which, if the details be correct, must, of necessity, be true beyond the reach or power of contradiction.1865, Samuel Birley Rowbotham, Zetetic Astronomy, 2022 facsimile reprint, Salzwasser Verlag, page 6
- This^([the assumption that the earth is an extended plain]) is the great central zetetic assumption on which the whole theory is based.1887, A. Wilford Hall, editor, Scientific Arena: The Organ of the Substantial Philosophy, Volume 1, Hall & Co., page 42
- Of or pertaining to zetetic astronomy (which employs zetetic principles to argue that the earth is flat).
- This^([the assumption that the earth is flat]) is the doctrine held by the Zetetic school of philosophy, which some years ago made quite a stir in England.[…]An active propagandist of Zetetic doctrine is Professor William Carpenter, 71 Chew street, who has been in this country for about five years.1884, Edwin Archer Randolph, The Life of Rev. John Jasper, page 44
- But another craze, much similar to Dr. Hall's philosophy, is now running its course among us, namely the Zetetic Philosophy, or the theory that the earth is flat—advocated especially by John Hampden, of England, and William Carpenter, of the United States. These people believe, with Parson Jasper...1887, Marcellus John Thompson, "Evolution of Sound" Evolved: A Review..., Standard Publishing Company, page xix
Noun
zetetic (plural zetetics)
- A skeptic.
zetetic meaning in Tamil and Urdu
zetetic in Tamil
- உசாவு நிலையில் சென்று கொண்டிருக்கிற, விசாரணைக்கு உட்பட்டிருக்கிற
zetetic in Urdu
- جستجو, کھوج, کھوجی, تلاش
Forms of zetetic
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | zetetical |
| alternative form (obsolete) | zetetick |
| Noun | |
| plural | zetetics |
Origin of zetetic
From Ancient Greek ζητητικός (zētētikós, “inquisitive, keen”), from ζητέω (zētéō, “I seek”).
Words formed from zetetic
- zetetic astronomy
- zetetically
- zeteticism
- zetetics
- zetetist
Questions about zetetic
- What does zetetic mean?
- Zetetic means proceeding by inquiry or investigation.
- What is zetetic in Tamil?
- Zetetic in Tamil is உசாவு நிலையில் சென்று கொண்டிருக்கிற, விசாரணைக்கு உட்பட்டிருக்கிற. See Zetetic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is zetetic?
- Zetetic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce zetetic?
- Zetetic is pronounced /zəˈtɛt.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near zetetic in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: zetetic (page history and authors); zetetic (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); zetetic (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: en-us-zetetic.ogg.
Cite this entry: “zetetic.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/zetetic. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.