Definitions for sophister

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sophister soph·ist·er

Spelling: [sof-uh-ster]

IPA: /ˈsɒf ə stər/

Sophister is a 9 letter English word.

You can make 642 anagrams from letters in sophister (ehioprsst).

Definitions for sophister

noun

1. a specious, unsound, or fallacious reasoner.
2. Chiefly British. (especially formerly) a second or third year student at a university.
3. Obsolete. an ancient Greek sophist.

Origin of sophister

1350-1400; Middle English Middle French sophistre Latin sophista. See sophist

Examples for sophister

He ridicules his opponent's arguments as worthy of "a sophister in the parvyse schools."

Do not let any sophister teach thee that thy God is far aloft from thee as the stars are.

Soph (abbreviation of sophister), a title peculiar to the University of Cambridge.