Sophist meaning

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Sophist (noun): any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects.

Sophist has 2 meanings in this dictionary.

Sophist as a noun

  1. any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects

    Type of: philosopher

    Related forms: sophistic

  2. someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious

    Synonyms: casuist

    Type of: reasoner

    Related forms: sophistical, sophistic, sophism

Scrabble score: 12 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with SO · words ending in ST · 7-letter words

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