sophist
Meaningone who practises wisdom; a wise one
Common meaning: a clever but misleading arguer
- sophwise; wisdomLiddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), p. 1410 · scan
- ista person who does or follows
Journey through time
- Greekσοφός, σοφία‘wise’
- Frenchsophistesource
- Englishsophist‘a clever but misleading arguer’ · today
soph also in: sophisticatedphilosophyphilosopher
Sources & notes
Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.
Pronunciation
- UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
- US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
Origin: Built on Greek σοφός ‘wise; wisdom’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Liddell & Scott, Greek-English Lexicon (1883), entry σοφός, p. 1410 · dictionary scan
Roots
- σοφός, σοφία Greek “wise; wisdom”
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