释义 |
ˈpilpulist Rabbinism. [f. pilpul + -ist.] A subtle or keen disputant, esp. in rabbinical argumentation. Hence pilpuˈlistic a.
1859P. Beaton Jews in East ii. iii. 93 There is not among them a talmudist or pilpulist of any reputation. 1878N. Amer. Rev. CXXVII. 90 To exercise the understanding in pilpulistic tournaments. 1898Zangwill Dreamers Ghetto 237 We passed by the village Beth-Hamidrash, whence loud sounds of ‘pilpulistic’ (wire-drawn) argument issued. |