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Pyrrhonism

Pronunciation: /ˈpɪrənɪz(ə)m/
Definition of Pyrrhonism

noun

[mass noun]
  • the philosophy of Pyrrho.
  • philosophic doubt; scepticism: the numbing Pyrrhonism of deconstructionism

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Pyrrhonist

noun & adjective

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Definition of Pyrrhonism in the US English dictionary

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