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Definitions of sophist in various dictionaries:

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

noun - someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious

One skilled in elaborate and devious argumentation.

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Possible Crossword Clues
Devious arguer
Devious reasoner
Protagoras, notably
One whose logic is faulty
One who uses clever but false argument
One's pedantic so to sit below the shop
Skillful reasoner
One whose reasoning is faulty
Maker of false but clever arguments
It's posh, if contrived, one might plausibly argue

Last Seen in these Crosswords & Puzzles
Apr 9 2019 New York Times
Jun 10 2018 The Sun - Two Speed
Jun 10 2018 The Sun - Two Speed
May 12 2018 Irish Times (Crosaire)
Jul 15 2016 The Times - Cryptic
Apr 25 2016 The Guardian - Cryptic crossword
Jun 26 2014 The Times - Concise
May 20 2013 The Times - Cryptic
May 18 2013 The Times - Concise
Jan 18 2013 Universal

Possible Jeopardy Clues
Plato & Aristotle gave this word for a teacher the meaning "one who quibbles & argues deviously"

Sophist description
A sophist (Greek: , sophistes) was a specific kind of teacher in ancient Greece, in the fifth and fourth centuries BC. Many sophists specialized in using the tools of philosophy and rhetoric, though other sophists taught subjects such as music, athletics, and mathematics. In general, they claimed to teach arete ("excellence" or "virtue", applied to various subject areas), predominantly to young statesmen and nobility. * The term originated from Greek , sophisma, from , sophizo "I am wise"; confer , sophists, meaning "wise-ist, one who does wisdom," and , sophós means "wise man". * There are not many writings from and about the first sophists. The early sophists' practice of charging money, often employed by rich people, for education and providing wisdom only to those who could pay resulted in the condemnations made by Socrates through Plato in his Dialogues, as well as by Xenophon in his Memorabilia and, somewhat controversially, by Aristotle who, being paid to tutor Alexander the Great,

Sophist description

A sophist (Greek: , sophistes) was a specific kind of teacher in ancient Greece, in the fifth and fourth centuries BC. Many sophists specialized in using the tools of philosophy and rhetoric, though other sophists taught subjects such as music, athletics, and mathematics. In general, they claimed to teach arete ("excellence" or "virtue", applied to various subject areas), predominantly to young statesmen and nobility.
* The term originated from Greek , sophisma, from , sophizo "I am wise"; confer , sophists, meaning "wise-ist, one who does wisdom," and , sophós means "wise man".
* There are not many writings from and about the first sophists. The early sophists' practice of charging money, often employed by rich people, for education and providing wisdom only to those who could pay resulted in the condemnations made by Socrates through Plato in his Dialogues, as well as by Xenophon in his Memorabilia and, somewhat controversially, by Aristotle who, being paid to tutor Alexander the Great,

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