sophisticadj.n.

Brit.

/səˈfɪstɪk/, U.S.

/səˈfɪstɪk/

Forms: Also 1500s–1700s sophistick, 1600s sophisticke.

Etymology: < Latin sophisticus, < Greek σοϕιστικός , < σοϕιστής sophist n. Hence also Spanish sofístico, Italian soff-, sofistico, French sophistique.

A. adj.

a. Of persons: Given to the use or exercise of sophistry.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > [adjective] > given to using

sophistical1535

sophisticc1550

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > [adjective] > of sophist philosophy

sophistic1711

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xv. 108 I exort the..rather that thou accuse my tua sophistic brethir.

1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. ii. ii. 79 The Schools of the antient Philosophers..came now to be dissolv'd, and their sophistick Teachers became Ecclesiastical Instructers.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 159 The sophistick tyrants of Paris are loud in their declamations against the departed regal tyrants.

1874 K. H. Digby Temple of Memory (1875) 329 As when sophistic sceptics would cry down Great Anaxagoras.

†b. Engaged in speculation. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > [adjective] > engaged in

sophisticc1550

speculative1578

speculating1787

c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xvii. 114 At that tyme thai lay al to gydthir in ane cauerne, as dois presently the sophistic egiptiens.

a. Of or pertaining to sophistry or sophists; of the nature of sophistry or specious reasoning.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > [adjective]

fallacious?1473

sophistical1483

Jesuitish1602

sophistic1605

Jesuitical1613

Jesuitic1640

casuistical1648

specious1651

casuistic1660

casual1672

fine-drawn1681

scholastic1700

scholasticated1772

verbalistic1879

1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. i. 14 The sandie grounds of their Sophistike brawling.

1612 J. Webster White Divel ii. ii. 7 Some there are, Which by sophisticke tricks, aspire that name..of nigromancer.

1673 J. Milton True Relig. 7 A mystery indeed in their Sophistic Subtilties, but in Scripture a plain Doctrin.

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. vi. §23 439 But he,..by his sophistic Terms, declares the latter only to bear the Bell.

1807 A. Seward Lett. (1811) VI. 348 He who rendered his rare eloquence the sophistic engine to infatuate his country.

1871 H. B. Forman Our Living Poets 119 [He] justifies himself to himself with sophistic satisfaction.

b. Pertaining to, characteristic of, the ancient sophists.

ΚΠ

1835 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Acharnians 392 (note) λεπτὰ, a sophistic word, expressive of whatever is most subtle, ingenious, and acute in mental operation.

1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece xi. 339 The outburst of the sophistic scepticism.

1885 W. Pater Marius the Epicurean I. 219 The undisputed occupant of the sophistic throne.

B. n.

1. Sophistic argument or speculation as a subject of instruction. Also in plural form.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical disputation or dialectics > [noun] > sophistry

sophistrya1400

sophism1566

sophistic1862

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > [noun] > use or practice of > as instruction

sophistrya1400

sophistic1862

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > philosophy of the sophists > sophistic argument

sophistrya1400

sophistic1862

1862 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VII. lxvi. 453 Of the three principal chairs,..that of Sophistics took the first rank.

1865 G. Grote Plato II. xxii. 96 Sophistic is the shadow or counterfeit of law-giving.

1881 J. P. Mahaffy Old Greek Educ. xi. 143 Lecturers in sophistic and rhetoric.

2. Sophistry, deceptiveness.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > quality of

swikeldoma1250

swikelhedea1250

falsehood1297

deceit1303

falsenessc1330

fraud?a1400

dolosity1401

guilefulnessa1425

feignedness1435

deceitfulness1509

deceivableness1526

knavishness1528

braidienessa1600

fallacy1641

trickiness1723

trickishness1788

deceptiveness1837

snakiness1842

sophistic1868

snakishness1901

1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation v. 222 I reject this as..reproducing the sophistic of ‘Testimonials’ in another form.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sophistic
释义	sophisticadj.n. Brit. /səˈfɪstɪk/, U.S. /səˈfɪstɪk/ Forms: Also 1500s–1700s sophistick, 1600s sophisticke. Etymology: < Latin sophisticus, < Greek σοϕιστικός , < σοϕιστής sophist n. Hence also Spanish sofístico, Italian soff-, sofistico, French sophistique. A. adj. 1. a. Of persons: Given to the use or exercise of sophistry. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > [adjective] > given to using sophistical1535 sophisticc1550 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > [adjective] > of sophist philosophy sophistic1711 c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xv. 108 I exort the..rather that thou accuse my tua sophistic brethir. 1711 Ld. Shaftesbury Characteristicks III. Misc. ii. ii. 79 The Schools of the antient Philosophers..came now to be dissolv'd, and their sophistick Teachers became Ecclesiastical Instructers. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 159 The sophistick tyrants of Paris are loud in their declamations against the departed regal tyrants. View more context for this quotation 1874 K. H. Digby Temple of Memory (1875) 329 As when sophistic sceptics would cry down Great Anaxagoras. †b. Engaged in speculation. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > speculation > [adjective] > engaged in sophisticc1550 speculative1578 speculating1787 c1550 Complaynt Scotl. (1979) xvii. 114 At that tyme thai lay al to gydthir in ane cauerne, as dois presently the sophistic egiptiens. 2. a. Of or pertaining to sophistry or sophists; of the nature of sophistry or specious reasoning. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > [adjective] fallacious?1473 sophistical1483 Jesuitish1602 sophistic1605 Jesuitical1613 Jesuitic1640 casuistical1648 specious1651 casuistic1660 casual1672 fine-drawn1681 scholastic1700 scholasticated1772 verbalistic1879 1605 J. Sylvester tr. G. de S. Du Bartas Deuine Weekes & Wks. i. i. 14 The sandie grounds of their Sophistike brawling. 1612 J. Webster White Divel ii. ii. 7 Some there are, Which by sophisticke tricks, aspire that name..of nigromancer. 1673 J. Milton True Relig. 7 A mystery indeed in their Sophistic Subtilties, but in Scripture a plain Doctrin. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) iii. vi. §23 439 But he,..by his sophistic Terms, declares the latter only to bear the Bell. 1807 A. Seward Lett. (1811) VI. 348 He who rendered his rare eloquence the sophistic engine to infatuate his country. 1871 H. B. Forman Our Living Poets 119 [He] justifies himself to himself with sophistic satisfaction. b. Pertaining to, characteristic of, the ancient sophists. ΚΠ 1835 T. Mitchell in tr. Aristophanes Acharnians 392 (note) λεπτὰ, a sophistic word, expressive of whatever is most subtle, ingenious, and acute in mental operation. 1874 J. P. Mahaffy Social Life Greece xi. 339 The outburst of the sophistic scepticism. 1885 W. Pater Marius the Epicurean I. 219 The undisputed occupant of the sophistic throne. B. n. 1. Sophistic argument or speculation as a subject of instruction. Also in plural form. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical disputation or dialectics > [noun] > sophistry sophistrya1400 sophism1566 sophistic1862 the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > [noun] > use or practice of > as instruction sophistrya1400 sophistic1862 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > philosophy of the sophists > sophistic argument sophistrya1400 sophistic1862 1862 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VII. lxvi. 453 Of the three principal chairs,..that of Sophistics took the first rank. 1865 G. Grote Plato II. xxii. 96 Sophistic is the shadow or counterfeit of law-giving. 1881 J. P. Mahaffy Old Greek Educ. xi. 143 Lecturers in sophistic and rhetoric. 2. Sophistry, deceptiveness. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > [noun] > quality of swikeldoma1250 swikelhedea1250 falsehood1297 deceit1303 falsenessc1330 fraud?a1400 dolosity1401 guilefulnessa1425 feignedness1435 deceitfulness1509 deceivableness1526 knavishness1528 braidienessa1600 fallacy1641 trickiness1723 trickishness1788 deceptiveness1837 snakiness1842 sophistic1868 snakishness1901 1868 M. Pattison Suggestions Acad. Organisation v. 222 I reject this as..reproducing the sophistic of ‘Testimonials’ in another form. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.c1550
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