Definition of sophist in English:

sophist

noun ˈsɒfɪstˈsɑfəst

1A paid teacher of philosophy and rhetoric in Greece in the Classical and Hellenistic periods, associated in popular thought with moral scepticism and specious reasoning.
Example sentencesExamples
- When he argues against Protagoras' relativism, Socrates gets the sophist to concede that some people are wiser than others when it comes to what is good for the city.
- In this book, written after Socrates' death, Plato attempts to make the reader feel that Socrates was a true philosopher and not a sophist, as some people claimed.
- His mistress Aspasia and the sophist Anaxagoras were perhaps prosecuted.
- Twenty-four years earlier, Aristophanes in his play Clouds had lampooned Socrates as a sophist who taught his pupils to scorn parental authority and subvert civic justice for their own gains.
- Dion Chrysostom, Herodes Atticus, Aristides, Lucian, and Philostratus the Elder belong to the flourishing period of this second school of sophists, a period which extends over the entire second century.
Synonyms
educator, tutor, instructor, pedagogue, schoolteacher, schoolmaster, schoolmistress, master, mistress, governess, educationalist, educationist
1. 1.1 A person who reasons with clever but false arguments.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Sept. 11 leaves the ‘moral equivalency’ muddlers exposed as sophists and charlatans.
  It was built on savings being converted into capital, and an assault on either, whether led by the persuasion of sophists or the preemption of the State, is only guaranteed to hamper our struggle towards greater future prosperity.
  We raised our children, in the postwar period, to be sophists, and the children became the Baby-Boomer generation.
  Sure enough, bylined sophists hit the Internet for descriptions of the machine.
  A few of the usual postmodern sophists offered up a few of the usual postmodern sophistries about perfect freedom and individual will.

Derivatives

sophistic

adjective səˈfɪstɪksəˈfɪstɪk

Essentially sophistic, color is also rhetorical, from the point of view of its effects: it is the figure of ornamentation and the ornament of figures.
Example sentencesExamples
- One scream and your sophistic notions crumble to dust.
- The traditional quality of Calliclean ‘natural justice’ is worth emphasising, since Callicles is often read as a representative of the sophistic movement and their subversive ‘modern’ ideas.
- Thinking is a big factor, be it sophistic or plainly dark.
- Acknowledging that a firm definition of sophistic rhetoric is not possible, Greenbaum nonetheless finds it a useful way of exploring cultural studies and feminist pedagogy in the classroom.

sophistical

adjective səˈfɪstɪk(ə)l

But I was being sophistical when I responded to their claims that our government is our enemy with that other cliché, you are the government.
Example sentencesExamples
- This is the truly disturbing and important story, replete with ironies and sophistical logic.
- It is understandable, then, that the proprietors of such establishments scorn us as ‘closed-minded’ for ignoring their sophistical arguments.
- The newspapers have at their disposal all manner of sophistical ways around this.
- Aristotle's study of sophistical arguments is contained in On Sophistical Refutations, which is actually a sort of appendix to the Topics.

sophistically

adverb səˈfɪstɪk(ə)li

The gravest of them is, to argue sophistically, to suppress facts or arguments, to misstate the elements of the case, or misrepresent the opposite opinion.

Origin

Mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek sophistēs, from sophizesthai 'devise, become wise', from sophos 'wise'.

Definition of sophist in US English:

sophist

nounˈsäfəstˈsɑfəst

1A paid teacher of philosophy and rhetoric in ancient Greece, associated in popular thought with moral skepticism and specious reasoning.
Example sentencesExamples
- His mistress Aspasia and the sophist Anaxagoras were perhaps prosecuted.
- Dion Chrysostom, Herodes Atticus, Aristides, Lucian, and Philostratus the Elder belong to the flourishing period of this second school of sophists, a period which extends over the entire second century.
- In this book, written after Socrates' death, Plato attempts to make the reader feel that Socrates was a true philosopher and not a sophist, as some people claimed.
- When he argues against Protagoras' relativism, Socrates gets the sophist to concede that some people are wiser than others when it comes to what is good for the city.
- Twenty-four years earlier, Aristophanes in his play Clouds had lampooned Socrates as a sophist who taught his pupils to scorn parental authority and subvert civic justice for their own gains.
Synonyms
educator, tutor, instructor, pedagogue, schoolteacher, schoolmaster, schoolmistress, master, mistress, governess, educationalist, educationist
1. 1.1 A person who reasons with clever but fallacious arguments.
  Example sentencesExamples
  A few of the usual postmodern sophists offered up a few of the usual postmodern sophistries about perfect freedom and individual will.
  Sept. 11 leaves the ‘moral equivalency’ muddlers exposed as sophists and charlatans.
  It was built on savings being converted into capital, and an assault on either, whether led by the persuasion of sophists or the preemption of the State, is only guaranteed to hamper our struggle towards greater future prosperity.
  Sure enough, bylined sophists hit the Internet for descriptions of the machine.
  We raised our children, in the postwar period, to be sophists, and the children became the Baby-Boomer generation.

Origin

Mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek sophistēs, from sophizesthai ‘devise, become wise’, from sophos ‘wise’.

单词	sophist
释义	Definition of sophist in English: sophist noun ˈsɒfɪstˈsɑfəst 1A paid teacher of philosophy and rhetoric in Greece in the Classical and Hellenistic periods, associated in popular thought with moral scepticism and specious reasoning. Example sentencesExamples When he argues against Protagoras' relativism, Socrates gets the sophist to concede that some people are wiser than others when it comes to what is good for the city. In this book, written after Socrates' death, Plato attempts to make the reader feel that Socrates was a true philosopher and not a sophist, as some people claimed. His mistress Aspasia and the sophist Anaxagoras were perhaps prosecuted. Twenty-four years earlier, Aristophanes in his play Clouds had lampooned Socrates as a sophist who taught his pupils to scorn parental authority and subvert civic justice for their own gains. Dion Chrysostom, Herodes Atticus, Aristides, Lucian, and Philostratus the Elder belong to the flourishing period of this second school of sophists, a period which extends over the entire second century. Synonyms educator, tutor, instructor, pedagogue, schoolteacher, schoolmaster, schoolmistress, master, mistress, governess, educationalist, educationist 1.1 A person who reasons with clever but false arguments. Example sentencesExamples Sept. 11 leaves the ‘moral equivalency’ muddlers exposed as sophists and charlatans. It was built on savings being converted into capital, and an assault on either, whether led by the persuasion of sophists or the preemption of the State, is only guaranteed to hamper our struggle towards greater future prosperity. We raised our children, in the postwar period, to be sophists, and the children became the Baby-Boomer generation. Sure enough, bylined sophists hit the Internet for descriptions of the machine. A few of the usual postmodern sophists offered up a few of the usual postmodern sophistries about perfect freedom and individual will. Derivatives sophistic adjective səˈfɪstɪksəˈfɪstɪk Essentially sophistic, color is also rhetorical, from the point of view of its effects: it is the figure of ornamentation and the ornament of figures. Example sentencesExamples One scream and your sophistic notions crumble to dust. The traditional quality of Calliclean ‘natural justice’ is worth emphasising, since Callicles is often read as a representative of the sophistic movement and their subversive ‘modern’ ideas. Thinking is a big factor, be it sophistic or plainly dark. Acknowledging that a firm definition of sophistic rhetoric is not possible, Greenbaum nonetheless finds it a useful way of exploring cultural studies and feminist pedagogy in the classroom. sophistical adjective səˈfɪstɪk(ə)l But I was being sophistical when I responded to their claims that our government is our enemy with that other cliché, you are the government. Example sentencesExamples This is the truly disturbing and important story, replete with ironies and sophistical logic. It is understandable, then, that the proprietors of such establishments scorn us as ‘closed-minded’ for ignoring their sophistical arguments. The newspapers have at their disposal all manner of sophistical ways around this. Aristotle's study of sophistical arguments is contained in On Sophistical Refutations, which is actually a sort of appendix to the Topics. sophistically adverb səˈfɪstɪk(ə)li The gravest of them is, to argue sophistically, to suppress facts or arguments, to misstate the elements of the case, or misrepresent the opposite opinion. Origin Mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek sophistēs, from sophizesthai 'devise, become wise', from sophos 'wise'. Definition of sophist in US English: sophist nounˈsäfəstˈsɑfəst 1A paid teacher of philosophy and rhetoric in ancient Greece, associated in popular thought with moral skepticism and specious reasoning. Example sentencesExamples His mistress Aspasia and the sophist Anaxagoras were perhaps prosecuted. Dion Chrysostom, Herodes Atticus, Aristides, Lucian, and Philostratus the Elder belong to the flourishing period of this second school of sophists, a period which extends over the entire second century. In this book, written after Socrates' death, Plato attempts to make the reader feel that Socrates was a true philosopher and not a sophist, as some people claimed. When he argues against Protagoras' relativism, Socrates gets the sophist to concede that some people are wiser than others when it comes to what is good for the city. Twenty-four years earlier, Aristophanes in his play Clouds had lampooned Socrates as a sophist who taught his pupils to scorn parental authority and subvert civic justice for their own gains. Synonyms educator, tutor, instructor, pedagogue, schoolteacher, schoolmaster, schoolmistress, master, mistress, governess, educationalist, educationist 1.1 A person who reasons with clever but fallacious arguments. Example sentencesExamples A few of the usual postmodern sophists offered up a few of the usual postmodern sophistries about perfect freedom and individual will. Sept. 11 leaves the ‘moral equivalency’ muddlers exposed as sophists and charlatans. It was built on savings being converted into capital, and an assault on either, whether led by the persuasion of sophists or the preemption of the State, is only guaranteed to hamper our struggle towards greater future prosperity. Sure enough, bylined sophists hit the Internet for descriptions of the machine. We raised our children, in the postwar period, to be sophists, and the children became the Baby-Boomer generation. Origin Mid 16th century: via Latin from Greek sophistēs, from sophizesthai ‘devise, become wise’, from sophos ‘wise’.
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