sophist

[ sof-ist ]

/ ˈsɒf ɪst /

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noun

(often initial capital letter)Greek History.

any of a class of professional teachers in ancient Greece who gave instruction in various fields, as in general culture, rhetoric, politics, or disputation.
a person belonging to this class at a later period who, while professing to teach skill in reasoning, concerned himself with ingenuity and specious effectiveness rather than soundness of argument.

a person who reasons adroitly and speciously rather than soundly.

a philosopher.

Origin of sophist

1535–45; <Latin sophista<Greek sophistḗs sage, derivative of sophízesthai

OTHER WORDS FROM sophist

an·ti·soph·ist, noun, adjective

Words nearby sophist

Sophar, sopher, Sophia, Sophie, sophism, sophist, sophister, sophistic, sophisticate, sophisticated, sophistication

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Example sentences from the Web for sophist

If his Ethicist gig ever winds up feeling too constricting, he can always launch a column called The Sophist.
Forget the Wife Beating—Are You Ready for Some Football?|Steve Almond|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The one acts like a sophist, the other like a true man of genius.
Fundamental Philosophy, Vol. I (of 2)|Jaime Luciano Balmes
"And you did not even see him at his best," exclaimed Favorinus, the Gaul, the sophist and rhetorician.
The Emperor, Complete|Georg Ebers
We see that the man whose success is merely personal—the actor, the sophist, the millionaire, the aesthete—is incurably vulgar.
Soliloquies in England|George Santayana

In this context some discussions with Antiphon the sophist deserve record.
The Memorabilia|Xenophon
In the Sophist the same contradictions are pursued to a certain extent, but only with a view to their resolution.
Sophist|Plato

British Dictionary definitions for sophist

sophist

/ (ˈsɒfɪst) /

noun

(often capital) one of the pre-Socratic philosophers who were itinerant professional teachers of oratory and argument and who were prepared to enter into debate on any matter however specious

a person who uses clever or quibbling arguments that are fundamentally unsound

Word Origin for sophist

C16: from Latin sophista, from Greek sophistēs a wise man, from sophizesthai to act craftily

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单词	sophist
释义	sophist [ sof-ist ] / ˈsɒf ɪst / SEE SYNONYMS FOR sophist ON THESAURUS.COM noun (often initial capital letter)Greek History. any of a class of professional teachers in ancient Greece who gave instruction in various fields, as in general culture, rhetoric, politics, or disputation. a person belonging to this class at a later period who, while professing to teach skill in reasoning, concerned himself with ingenuity and specious effectiveness rather than soundness of argument. a person who reasons adroitly and speciously rather than soundly. a philosopher. Origin of sophist 1535–45; <Latin sophista<Greek sophistḗs sage, derivative of sophízesthai OTHER WORDS FROM sophist an·ti·soph·ist, noun, adjective Words nearby sophist Sophar, sopher, Sophia, Sophie, sophism, sophist, sophister, sophistic, sophisticate, sophisticated, sophistication Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sophist If his Ethicist gig ever winds up feeling too constricting, he can always launch a column called The Sophist. Forget the Wife Beating—Are You Ready for Some Football?\|Steve Almond\|September 11, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The one acts like a sophist, the other like a true man of genius. Fundamental Philosophy, Vol. I (of 2)\|Jaime Luciano Balmes "And you did not even see him at his best," exclaimed Favorinus, the Gaul, the sophist and rhetorician. The Emperor, Complete\|Georg Ebers We see that the man whose success is merely personal—the actor, the sophist, the millionaire, the aesthete—is incurably vulgar. Soliloquies in England\|George Santayana In this context some discussions with Antiphon the sophist deserve record. The Memorabilia\|Xenophon In the Sophist the same contradictions are pursued to a certain extent, but only with a view to their resolution. Sophist\|Plato British Dictionary definitions for sophist sophist / (ˈsɒfɪst) / noun (often capital) one of the pre-Socratic philosophers who were itinerant professional teachers of oratory and argument and who were prepared to enter into debate on any matter however specious a person who uses clever or quibbling arguments that are fundamentally unsound Word Origin for sophist C16: from Latin sophista, from Greek sophistēs a wise man, from sophizesthai to act craftily Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to sophist theorist, brain, philosopher, bigot, trickster, impostor, phony, crook, charlatan, logician, sage, savant, syllogist, pedant, know-it-all, scholar, cheat, faker, fake, decoy
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sophist

noun

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British Dictionary definitions for sophist

noun

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