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1. sophist
noun. someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious.
Synonyms
Etymology
- sophista (Latin)
- σοφιστής (Ancient Greek (to 1453))
2. Sophist
noun. any of a group of Greek philosophers and teachers in the 5th century BC who speculated on a wide range of subjects.
Antonyms
Sentences with sophist
1. Noun, singular or mass
The word sophist"" aria-label="Link to "sophist""> "sophist" means "a wise man," but the type of wisdom the sophists offered to teach was the skill of rhetoric and argument rather than wisdom for its own sake.
2. Adjective
Socrates, Plato and Aristotle transformed the sophist emphasis on arguing for the sake of winning into a tradition of seeking the truth through reasoned argument.
