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Sophist

sop·hist

UK/ˈsɒfɪst/ US/ˈsoʊfɪst/ uncommon dated

noun

1.

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

2.

someone whose reasoning is subtle and often specious

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Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin sophista and sophistes, borrowed from Ancient Greek σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “wise one”), from σοφίζομαι (sophízomai, “to become wise”).

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