zetetic

zetetic

English

WOTD – 14 April 2009

Alternative forms

• zetetick (archaic)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /zəˈtɛt.ɪk/

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Adjective

zetetic (comparative more zetetic, superlative most zetetic)

1. (rare) Seeking; proceeding by inquiry.
   • 1994, Willi Goetschel, Constituting Critique, page 74

     The zetetic approach or, as Kant translates it, the searching approach, becomes the element by means of which the discourse develops, the medium in which philosophical thinking occurs.

Derived terms

• zetetically

Translations

proceeding by inquiry

Esperanto: zetetika Finnish: zeteettinen French: zététique (fr)

Italian: zetetico Occitan: zetetic

Noun

zetetic (plural zetetics)

1. A skeptic.

See also zetetics.

Synonyms

• (skeptic): skeptic

Translations

a skeptic

Czech: skeptik m Finnish: skeptikko (fi) French: zététique (fr) m

Occitan: zetetic Russian: ске́птик (ru) m (sképtik) Scottish Gaelic: neo-chreidmheach m