Etymology

skepticism

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Today it means: The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic. Full definition →

New Latin scepticismus
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromscepticismus
  2. English todayskepticism

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.