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Sophist
Meaning
Noun
●
One of a
class
of
teachers
of
rhetoric
,
philosophy
, and
politics
in
ancient
Greece.
●
In People:
A
teacher
who
uses
plausible
but
fallacious
reasoning.
●
One who is
captious
,
fallacious
, or
deceptive
in argument.
●
Alternative form of
sophister
(“
university student
who has
completed
at least
one year”)
Sourced from
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Origin
sophist
English
sophista
Latin
σοφιστής
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
σοφίζω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
σοφός
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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