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Zetetic

//zəˈtɛt.ɪk// adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Proceeding by inquiry or investigation. not-comparable

    "1865, Samuel Birley Rowbotham, Zetetic Astronomy, 2022 facsimile reprint, Salzwasser Verlag, page 6, Hence, in every zetetic process, the conclusion arrived at is essentially a quotient, which, if the details be correct, must, of necessity, be true beyond the reach or power of contradiction."

  2. 2
    Of or pertaining to zetetic astronomy (which employs zetetic principles to argue that the earth is flat). not-comparable

    "This^([the assumption that the earth is flat]) is the doctrine held by the Zetetic school of philosophy, which some years ago made quite a stir in England.[…]An active propagandist of Zetetic doctrine is Professor William Carpenter, 71 Chew street, who has been in this country for about five years."

Noun
  1. 1
    A skeptic.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ζητητικός (zētētikós, “inquisitive, keen”), from ζητέω (zētéō, “I seek”).

Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek ζητητικός (zētētikós, “inquisitive, keen”), from ζητέω (zētéō, “I seek”).

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