† ergonistn.
Obsolete. rare.
? One who is fond of saying ‘ergo’; a wrangling logician.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > [noun] > practitioner of
ergonist1593
ergo1597
subtilist1610
subtilizer1611
ob-and-soller1678
ergoteerer1687
splitter1699
ergotist1739
subtlist1829
straw-splitter1844
hair-splitter1851
pilpulist1859
ergoteur1881
1593 T. Nashe Strange Newes 32 This I will iustifie against any Dromidote Ergonist whatsoeuer.
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