sophericadj.
/səʊˈfɛrɪk/ Of or pertaining to the Jewish scribes or their teaching.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > aspects of faith > law > Jewish law > interpreter, scribe > [adjective]
scribistical1602
scribal1693
sopheric1888
1888 Encycl. Brit. XXIII. 37/2 A vast amount of Sopheric literature not to be found in the canonical Mishnah.
Derivatives
ˈsopherism n. the existence or authority of scribes as a learned class.
ΘΚΠ
society > authority > rule or government > rule of any class or persons > [noun] > of scribes
sopherism1890
society > faith > aspects of faith > law > Jewish law > interpreter, scribe > [noun] > authority of
sopherism1890
1890 P. H. Hunter After Exile II. xii. 241 Sopherism was still a comparatively new phenomenon.
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adj.1888