About The Word Sophist
Learn about the word Sophist to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Sophist definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Sophist
| Sophist Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Sophist?
[n] someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sophist: casuist Related Terms | Find terms related to Sophist: See Also | ratiocinator | reasoner Sophist In Webster's Dictionary \Soph"ist\, n. [F. sophiste, L. sophistes, fr. Gr. ?.
See {Sophism}.]
1. One of a class of men who taught eloquence, philosophy,
and politics in ancient Greece; especially, one of those
who, by their fallacious but plausible reasoning, puzzled
inquirers after truth, weakened the faith of the people,
and drew upon themselves general hatred and contempt.
Many of the Sophists doubdtless card not for truth
or morality, and merely professed to teach how to
make the worse appear the better reason; but there
scems no reason to hold that they were a special
class, teaching special opinions; even Socrates and
Plato were sometimes styled Sophists. --Liddell &
Scott.
2. Hence, an impostor in argument; a captious or fallacious
reasoner.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Twirp ‐ someone who is regarded as contemptible [v] make high-pitched…
- Ammonium carbamate ‐ a salt of carbamic acid that is used as a nitrogen…
- Karl wernicke ‐ German neurologist best known for his studies of aphasia…
- Concaveness ‐ the property possessed by a…
- Subfamily smilacaceae ‐ one of many subfamilies into which some classification systems…
- Family caryophyllaceae ‐ large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen…
- Lophius americanus ‐ fishes having large mouths with a wormlike filament attached…
- Gianni versace ‐ Italian fashion designer…
- Taillike ‐ resembling a tail
- Bunuel ‐ Spanish film director…