sophist

Definition of Sophist in English :

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Noun

1. sophist

any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects

2. casuist, sophist

someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Sophist

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noun

1. (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

2.

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

Sophist

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noun

1. [often S-]

in ancient Greece, any of a group of teachers of rhetoric, politics, philosophy, etc., some of whom were notorious for their clever, specious arguments

2.

any person practicing clever, specious reasoning

Sophist

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n.

1.

a. One skilled in elaborate and devious argumentation.

b. A scholar or thinker.

2. Sophist Any of a group of professional fifth-century BC Greek philosophers and teachers who speculated on theology, metaphysics, and the sciences, and who were later characterized by Plato as superficial manipulators of rhetoric and dialectic.

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