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sophistic

adj

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sophisticus, borrowing of Ancient Greek σοφιστικός (sophistikós). Equivalent to sophist + -ic and sophism + -istic.

  1. derived from σοφιστικός
  2. learned borrowing from sophisticus

Definitions

  1. Synonym of sophistical, of or related to the ancient Sophists, characterized by…

    Synonym of sophistical, of or related to the ancient Sophists, characterized by fallacious reasoning.

    • […] he is simply translating into Marxian terms the Sophistic view “that the more powerful will always take advantage of the weaker, and will give the name of law and justice to whatever they lay down in their own interests.”

  2. The supposed beliefs and methods of the Sophists, taken as a kind of school of thought.

    • Rather, to use Whitman’s phrase, Sophokles “thought through” a great deal more of the sophistic than their attacks on religion or their fascination with religion.
    • The luminaries of the ‘first sophistic’—Philostratus cites Gorgias, Critias, and others—treated, we are told, abstract philosophical themes.

  3. Alternative letter-case form of sophistic (“pertaining to the sophists”).

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    1. Alternative letter-case form of sophistic.

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