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Vinony

skepticism

noun

  1. questioning attitude or doubt towards one or more items of putative knowledge or belief
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈskɛp.tɪˌsɪ.zəm/

noun

Etymology: From New Latin scepticismus; equivalent to skeptic + -ism.

  1. The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.
  2. A studied attitude of questioning and doubt.

    “Ever since El Martinez started asking to be called by the gender-neutral pronouns “they/them” in the ninth grade, they have fielded skepticism in a variety of forms and from a multitude of sources about what it means to identify as nonbinary.”

  3. The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible.
  4. A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty through scientific or logical observation.
  5. Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines.