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sophist definition

soph·ist (-ist)

noun

  1. 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

Etymology: L sophista < Gr sophistēs, wise man: see sophism

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