Sceptic (Greek)
means one who thinks for himself, and does not receive on another’s testimony. Pyrrho founded the philosophic sect called “Sceptics,” and Epicteʹtus combated their dogmas. In theology we apply the word to those who will not accept Revelation.
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Entry taken from
Dictionary of Phrase and Fable,
edited by the Rev. E. Cobham Brewer, LL.D. and revised in 1895.