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sophist
UK /ˈsɒfɪst/ US /ˈsoʊfɪst/
noun 6
Collocations
3VERB + SOPHIST
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SOPHIST + NOUN
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PREP.
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Definitions
noun
1
Alternative letter-case form of Sophist, certain teachers in Ancient Greece, particularly skilled orators.
2
A teacher who uses plausible but fallacious reasoning.
3
One who is captious, fallacious, or deceptive in argument.
[T]hey have acted in this Calumny both the injuſtice of the Tyrant, and the forgery of the Sophiſt.
4
Synonym of sophister (“university student who has completed at least one year”).
noun
1
A teacher in Ancient Greece, particularly (derogatory) teachers of oratory noted for their disingenuous argumentation and fallacious reasoning.
2
Alternative letter-case form of sophist, various figurative senses.
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Synonyms
noun — someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
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Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
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[T]hey have acted in this Calumny both the injuſtice of the Tyrant, and the forgery of the Sophiſt.
Wiktionary02
Tom is a sophist.
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Tom's a sophist.
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You're a sophist.
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How would they say sophist in catalan?
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