denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
sceptical
adjective
denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
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Europe
🇩🇪German
Skepsis
der Unglaube an jegliche Ansprüche auf ultimatives Wissen
🇫🇷French
scepticisme
l'incrédulité à l'égard de toute prétention à la connaissance ultime
🇪🇸Spanish
escepticismo
la incredulidad en cualquier afirmación de conocimiento último
🇮🇹Italian
scetticismo
l’incredulità in ogni pretesa di conoscenza ultima
🇳🇱Dutch
scepticisme
het ongeloof in enige aanspraak op ultieme kennis
🇵🇹Portuguese
ceticismo
a descrença em quaisquer reivindicações de conhecimento final
🇷🇺Russian
скептицизм
неверие в любые претензии на абсолютное знание
India
🇮🇳Hindi
संदेहवाद
परम ज्ञान के किसी भी दावे में अविश्वास
🇧🇩Bengali
সংশয়বাদ
চূড়ান্ত জ্ঞানের কোনো দাবিতে অবিশ্বাস
🇮🇳Tamil
சந்தேகம்
இறுதி அறிவின் எந்தவொரு கூற்றுகளிலும் அவநம்பிக்கை
🇮🇳Telugu
సంశయవాదం
అంతిమ జ్ఞానం యొక్క ఏదైనా వాదనలలో అవిశ్వాసం
🇮🇳Marathi
संशय
अंतिम ज्ञानाच्या कोणत्याही दाव्यांवर अविश्वास
🇮🇳Gujarati
સંશયવાદ
અંતિમ જ્ઞાનના કોઈપણ દાવાઓમાં અવિશ્વાસ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಸಂದೇಹವಾದ
ಅಂತಿಮ ಜ್ಞಾನದ ಯಾವುದೇ ಹಕ್ಕುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅಪನಂಬಿಕೆ
🇮🇳Malayalam
സംശയം
പരമമായ അറിവിൻ്റെ ഏതെങ്കിലും അവകാശവാദങ്ങളിലുള്ള അവിശ്വാസം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਸੰਦੇਹਵਾਦ
ਅੰਤਮ ਗਿਆਨ ਦੇ ਕਿਸੇ ਵੀ ਦਾਅਵਿਆਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਵਿਸ਼ਵਾਸ
🇵🇰Urdu
شکوک و شبہات
حتمی علم کے کسی بھی دعوے میں کفر
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
怀疑论
对任何关于终极知识的主张的怀疑
🇯🇵Japanese
懐疑論
究極の知識に関するあらゆる主張に対する不信感
🇰🇷Korean
회의론
궁극적인 지식에 대한 모든 주장에 대한 불신
🇻🇳Vietnamese
chủ nghĩa hoài nghi
sự không tin vào bất kỳ tuyên bố nào về kiến thức tối thượng
🇹🇭Thai
ความสงสัย
การไม่เชื่อในการกล่าวอ้างความรู้ขั้นสูงสุดใด ๆ
🇮🇩Indonesian
keraguan
ketidakpercayaan pada klaim pengetahuan tertinggi
🇵🇭Filipino
pag-aalinlangan
ang hindi paniniwala sa anumang pag-aangkin ng sukdulang kaalaman
🇲🇾Malay
kesangsian
kekufuran terhadap sebarang tuntutan ilmu yang muktamad
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
الشك
الكفر في أي ادعاءات المعرفة النهائية
🇮🇷Persian
شک و تردید
بی اعتقادی به هرگونه ادعای دانش نهایی
🇹🇷Turkish
şüphecilik
nihai bilginin herhangi bir iddiasına inanmamak
🇮🇱Hebrew
סַפקָנוּת
חוסר האמון בכל טענות של ידע אולטימטיבי
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'scepticism'?
The primary meaning of 'scepticism' is 'the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'scepticism' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'scepticism' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'scepticism' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'scepticism' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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