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sophist

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sophist


Main Entry:
soph·ist Listen to the pronunciation of sophist
Pronunciation:
\ˈsä-fist\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Latin sophista, from Greek sophistēs, literally, expert, wise man, from sophizesthai to become wise, deceive, from sophos clever, wise
Date:
14th century
1: philosopher2capitalized : any of a class of ancient Greek teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and the art of successful living prominent about the middle of the fifth century b.c. for their adroit subtle and allegedly often specious reasoning3: a captious or fallacious reasoner


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