Antonyms for sceptic
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : skep-tik |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈskɛp tɪk |
Definition of sceptic
Origin :- chiefly British English spelling of skeptic (q.v.). Related: Sceptical; sceptically; scepticism.
- As in iconoclast : noun detractor
- This begets a very natural question; What is meant by a sceptic?
- Extract from : « An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding » by David Hume
- I was not then a sceptic; I had got as far as disbelief in infant baptism, but no further.
- Extract from : « Samuel Butler: A Sketch » by Henry Festing Jones
- Socrates is nowhere represented to us as a freethinker or sceptic.
- Extract from : « Apology » by Plato
- He was a sceptic about everything, even about his own position.
- Extract from : « Appreciations and Criticisms of the Works of Charles Dickens » by G. K. Chesterton
- Napoleon, himself a sceptic, was cognizant of this slave philosophy.
- Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks
- The sceptic, disillusioned, is stated to have failed to appreciate the joke!
- Extract from : « The Story of the Cambrian » by C. P. Gasquoine
- There is no sceptic who does not feel that many have doubted before.
- Extract from : « The Napoleon of Notting Hill » by Gilbert K. Chesterton
- Yes,” said the sceptic, “he is there, and there he will remain for a long time.
- Extract from : « Welsh Folk-Lore » by Elias Owen
- Valentin was a sceptic in the severe style of France, and could have no love for priests.
- Extract from : « The Innocence of Father Brown » by G. K. Chesterton
- It remains to say that he was not disposed, being a sceptic and a scoffer.
- Extract from : « Other Main-Travelled Roads » by Hamlin Garland
Synonyms for sceptic
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