Hesitation to act from the difficulty of determining what is right or expedient; doubt, hesitation or unwillingness due to motives of conscience.
A weight of ¹⁄₂₈₈ of a pound, that is, twenty grains or one third of a dram, about 1.3 grams (symbol: ℈).
A Hebrew unit of time equal to ¹⁄₁₀₈₀ hour.
To excite scruples in; to cause to scruple.
To hesitate or be reluctant to act due to considerations of conscience or expedience.
To regard with suspicion; to question.
A studied attitude of questioning and doubt
Doubt or disbelief of religious doctrines
The practice or philosophy of being a skeptic.
The doctrine that absolute knowledge is not possible
A methodology that starts from a neutral standpoint and aims to acquire certainty though scientific or logical observation.