zetetic

/zəˈtɛtɪk/

Other forms: zetetics

Definitions of zetetic

1. noun

   (philosophy) an advocate or practitioner of inquiry-based skepticism, especially in ancient Greece
2. adjective

   (philosophy) relating to an ancient Greek embrace of skepticism in the perpetual search for truth
3. adjective

   (astronomy) relating to or denoting a 19th-century rejection of heliocentrism in favor of the idea that Earth is flat and celestial objects are nearby
4. adjective

   based on or proceeding by systematic inquiry and investigation