Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A follower of Pyrrho; an adherent of Pyrrhonism; one who doubts everything.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A follower of Pyrrho; a skeptic.
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Examples
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Just as the pyrrhonist in maintaining that there is no truth asserts one, so the literary pessimist partly contradicts his contention of the futility of existence by his anxiety to express himself elegantly.
Without Prejudice Israel Zangwill 1895
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"I see you are not as much of a pyrrhonist in art as in philosophy," said Mr. Lindsay, watching her countenance as she bent over her drawing.
Beulah 1872
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