zetetic
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zetetic
- /zəˈtɛt.ɪk/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From Ancient Greek ζητητικός (zētētikós, “inquisitive, keen”), from ζητέω (zētéō, “I seek”).
adjective zetetical · zetetick
- Proceeding by inquiry or investigation. This^([the assumption that the earth is flat]) is the doctrine held by the Zetetic school of philosophy, which some years ago made quite a stir in England.[…]An active propagandist of Zetetic doctrine is Professor William Carpenter, 71 Chew street, who has been in this country for about five years.
- Of or pertaining to a form of astronomy that employs zetetic principles to argue that the Earth is flat. 1865, Samuel Birley Rowbotham, Zetetic Astronomy, 2022 facsimile reprint, Salzwasser Verlag, page 6, Hence, in every zetetic process, the conclusion arrived at is essentially a quotient, which, if the details be correct, must, of necessity, be true beyond the reach or power of contradiction.
noun zetetics · zetetical · zetetick
- A skeptic.
Translations
Talk about this word "zetetic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/zetetic. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026. zetetic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/zetetic "zetetic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/zetetic.Cite this
@misc{zetetic_2026,
title = {zetetic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/zetetic},
urldate = {2026-11-07}
}
