sophist

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Danh từ

noun

Plural noun:

sophists

1.
(alt of, historical)Alternative letter-case form of Sophist, certain teachers in Ancient Greece, particularly skilled orators.
2.
(figuratively)(figurative) A teacher who uses plausible but fallacious reasoning.
Đồng nghĩa: sophister
3.
(broadly, figuratively)(figurative, by extension) One who is captious, fallacious, or deceptive in argument.
Đồng nghĩa: logic chopper, pilpulist, sophister
4.
(dated)Synonym of sophister (“university student who has completed at least one year”).
Đồng nghĩa: sophister

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Đồng nghĩa

sophisterlogic chopperpilpulist

Cùng gốc / liên quan

sophistic sophistical sophistressall senses sophistress archaic

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Nguồn gốc từ

Latin sophista and sophistes, borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφιστής (wise one), from σοφίζομαι (to become wise).