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sophist

noun
/ˈsɒfɪst/UK/ˈsoʊfɪst/US

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sophista and sophistes, borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “wise one”), from σοφίζομαι (sophízomai, “to become wise”).

  1. derived from σοφιστής — “wise one”
  2. learned borrowing from sophista

Definitions

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Sophist, certain teachers in Ancient Greece, particularly…

    Alternative letter-case form of Sophist, certain teachers in Ancient Greece, particularly skilled orators.

  2. A teacher who uses plausible but fallacious reasoning.

  3. One who is captious, fallacious, or deceptive in argument.

    • [T]hey have acted in this Calumny both the injuſtice of the Tyrant, and the forgery of the Sophiſt.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Synonym of sophister (“university student who has completed at least one year”).

    2. A teacher in Ancient Greece, particularly (derogatory) teachers of oratory noted for…

      A teacher in Ancient Greece, particularly (derogatory) teachers of oratory noted for their disingenuous argumentation and fallacious reasoning.

    3. Alternative letter-case form of sophist, various figurative senses.

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Derived

sophistic, sophistical

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA