Sçĕp'sis, n.

Sçĕp'sis, n. [Gr. σκέψις, doubt, hesitation, from σκεπτέσθαι, to look carefully, to consider; Ger. skepsis, skepse.] Skepticism; skeptical philosophy. [Rare.] Among their products were the system of Locke, the scepsis of Hume, the critical philosophy of Kant. James Martineau.