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Definition of sophist

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Sophist (n.) 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..

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Unsophisticate :: Unsophisticate (a.) Alt. of Unsophisticate.

Naive :: Naive (a.) Having native or unaffected simplicity; ingenuous; artless; frank; as, naive manners; a naive person; naive and unsophisticated remarks..

Ceratine :: Ceratine (a.) Sophistical.

Sophist :: Sophist (n.) 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..

Evade :: Evade (v. t.) To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding..

Sophisticating :: Sophisticating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Sophisticat.

Cavillation :: Cavillation (n.) Frivolous or sophistical objection.

Theosophistical :: Theosophistical (a.) Of or pertaining to theosophy; theosophical.

Sophistical :: Sophistical (a.) Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound.

Crocodility :: Crocodility (n.) A caption or sophistical mode of arguing.

Deipnosophist :: Deipnosophist (n.) One of an ancient sect of philosophers, who cultivated learned conversation at meals..

Theosophist :: Theosophist (n.) One addicted to theosophy.

Philosophistic :: Philosophistic (a.) Alt. of Philosophistica.

Sophisticator :: Sophisticator (n.) One who sophisticates.

Sophister :: Sophister (v. t.) To maintain by sophistry, or by a fallacious argument..

Verdant :: Verdant (a.) Unripe in knowledge or judgment; unsophisticated; raw; green; as, a verdant youth..

Sophisticated :: Sophisticated (a.) Adulterated; not pure; not genuine.

Sophisticate :: Sophisticate (a.) Alt. of Sophisticate.

Unsophisticated :: Unsophisticated (a.) Not sophisticated; pure; innocent; genuine.

Refel :: Refel (v. t.) To refute; to disprove; as, to refel the tricks of a sophister..