Associations to the word «Skepticism»

Wiktionary

SKEPTICISM, noun. (US) The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.
SKEPTICISM, noun. (US) A studied attitude of questioning and doubt
SKEPTICISM, noun. (US) The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible
SKEPTICISM, noun. (US) A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty though scientific or logical observation.
SKEPTICISM, noun. (US) Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines

Dictionary definition

SKEPTICISM, noun. Doubt about the truth of something.
SKEPTICISM, noun. The disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge.

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky