Definition of sophist

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Sophist (n.) Hence, an impostor in argument; a captious or fallacious reasoner..

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Innocent :: Innocent (n.) An unsophisticated person; hence, a child; a simpleton; an idiot..
Philosophistical :: Philosophistical (a.) Of or pertaining to the love or practice of sophistry.
Sophistry :: Sophistry (n.) The practice of a sophist; fallacious reasoning; reasoning sound in appearance only.
Sophism :: Sophism (n.) The doctrine or mode of reasoning practiced by a sophist; hence, any fallacy designed to deceive..
Sophisticated :: Sophisticated (imp. & p. p.) of Sophisticat.
Chicanery :: Chicanery (n.) Mean or unfair artifice to perplex a cause and obscure the truth; stratagem; sharp practice; sophistry.
Desophisticate :: Desophisticate (v. t.) To clear from sophism or error.
Sophistical :: Sophistical (a.) Of or pertaining to a sophist; embodying sophistry; fallaciously subtile; not sound.
Lamb :: Lamb (n.) A simple, unsophisticated person; in the cant of the Stock Exchange, one who ignorantly speculates and is victimized..
Plain :: Plain (superl.) Not highly cultivated; unsophisticated; free from show or pretension; simple; natural; homely; common.
Sophistry :: Sophistry (n.) The art or process of reasoning; logic.
Sophisticate :: Sophisticate (a.) Alt. of Sophisticate.
Chicane :: Chicane (n.) The use of artful subterfuge, designed to draw away attention from the merits of a case or question; -- specifically applied to legal proceedings; trickery; chicanery; caviling; sophistry..
Sophistic :: Sophistic (a.) Alt. of Sophistica.
Theosophistical :: Theosophistical (a.) Of or pertaining to theosophy; theosophical.
Gymnosophy :: Gymnosophy (n.) The doctrines of the Gymnosophists.
Evade :: Evade (v. t.) To attempt to escape; to practice artifice or sophistry, for the purpose of eluding..
Sophister :: Sophister (n.) A student who is advanced beyond the first year of his residence.
Philosophist :: Philosophist (n.) A pretender in philosophy.
Unsophisticated :: Unsophisticated (a.) Not sophisticated; pure; innocent; genuine.
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