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English Dictionary: Sceptic by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
sceptic
n
  1. someone who habitually doubts accepted beliefs [syn: skeptic, sceptic, doubter]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sceptic \Scep"tic\, Sceptical \Scep"tic*al\, Scepticism
   \Scep"ti*cism\,
      etc. See {Skeptic}, {Skeptical}, {Skepticism}, etc.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Skeptic \Skep"tic\, n. [Gr. skeptiko`s thoughtful, reflective,
      fr. ske`ptesqai to look carefully or about, to view,
      consider: cf. L. scepticus, F. sceptique. See {Scope}.]
      [Written also {sceptic}.]
      1. One who is yet undecided as to what is true; one who is
            looking or inquiring for what is true; an inquirer after
            facts or reasons.
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