pyrrhonism

Noun

Meaning

Skepticism; universal doubt.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

apostasy argument doubt anxiety ambiguity complaint clash caution skepticism agitation distrust censor atheism disbelief aversion

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Antonyms

belief faith credit confidence ease harmony

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Examples

PYRRHONISM, n. An ancient philosophy, named for its inventor. It consisted of an absolute disbelief in everything but Pyrrhonism. Its modern professors have added that. Ambrose Bierce

Perhaps the earliest expression of the trilemma appears in the writings of the sceptic Sextus Empiricus (160–210 AD), who wrote in his Outlines of Pyrrhonism: Further, this too should be said. Source: Internet

Liddell and Scott Adherents of Pyrrhonism (and more recently, partially synonymous with Fallibilism ), for instance, suspend judgment in investigations. Source: Internet

See Pyrrhonism for a similar type of skepticism. Source: Internet

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