Sophist Definition
sŏfĭst
sophists
noun
sophists
Any person practicing clever, specious reasoning.
Webster's New World
A scholar or thinker.
American Heritage
In ancient Greece, any of a group of teachers of rhetoric, politics, philosophy, etc., some of whom were notorious for their clever, specious arguments.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- casuist
- rhetorician
- caviler
- clever thinker
- thinker
Other Word Forms of Sophist
Noun
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sophistsOrigin of Sophist
Middle English sophiste from Latin sophista from Greek sophistēs from sophizesthai to become wise from sophos clever
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Latin sophista, also sophistes, from Ancient Greek σοφιστής (sophistÄ“s, “pursuer of wisdom"), from σοφίζεσθαι (sophizesthai, “become wise").
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