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skeptical
has definitions from the field of religion
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[ adjective ] (religion) denying or questioning the tenets of especially a religion
Synonyms Examples "a skeptical approach to the nature of miracles" Used in print (Clifford H. Pope, The Giant Snakes....)However , many herpetologists remain skeptical and would prefer a tentative maximum of about 30 feet . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] marked by or given to doubt
Synonyms Examples "a skeptical attitude" "a skeptical listener" Used in print (Musical America, LXXXI:5...)Some musicians were enthusiastic , some skeptical . (Arlin Turner, "William Faulkner, Southern Novelist"...)Faulkner has found it useful , but he has employed it with his habitual independence of mind and skeptical outlook . Related terms |
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