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Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Pyrrhonismnoun

    Scepticism; universal doubt.

    Etymology: from Pyrrho, the founder of the scepticks.

Wikipedia

  1. Pyrrhonism

    Pyrrhonism is a school of philosophical skepticism founded by Aenesidemus in the first century BCE, said to have been inspired by the teachings of Pyrrho and Timon of Phlius in the fourth century BCE. Pyrrho was a Greek philosopher of Classical antiquity credited with forming the first comprehensive school of skeptical thought. It is best known through the surviving works of Sextus Empiricus, writing in the late second century or early third century CE.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pyrrhonismnoun

    skepticism; universal doubt

  2. Etymology: [From Pyrrho, the founder of a school of skeptics in Greece (about 300 b. c.): cf. F. pyrrhonisme.]

Wikidata

  1. Pyrrhonism

    Pyrrhonism, or Pyrrhonian skepticism, was a school of skepticism founded by Aenesidemus in the 1st century BC and recorded by Sextus Empiricus in the late 2nd century or early 3rd century AD. It was named after Pyrrho, a philosopher who lived from c. 360 to c. 270 BC, although the relationship between the philosophy of the school and of the historical figure is murky. A revival of the use of the term occurred during the 17th century.

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

  1. Pyrrhonism

    philosophic scepticism. See Pyrrho.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pyrrhonism in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pyrrhonism in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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