English Explanatory Dictionary

zetetic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Proceeding by inquiry or investigation.
  2. Of or pertaining to zetetic astronomy (which employs zetetic principles to argue that the earth is flat).
noun
  1. A skeptic.

Pronunciation

/zəˈtɛt.ɪk/ en-us-zetetic.ogg

Word forms

zetetic zetetical zetetick zetetics

Etymology

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

Derived words

zetetic astronomy zetetically zeteticism zetetics zetetist
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