Sophister — Soph ist*er, v. t. To maintain by sophistry, or by a fallacious argument. [Obs.] obham. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sophister — noun a sophist Burke said the age of the economist was also the age of the sophister … Wiktionary
sophister — /sof euh steuhr/, n. 1. a specious, unsound, or fallacious reasoner. 2. Chiefly Brit. (esp. formerly) a second or third year student at a university. 3. Obs. an ancient Greek sophist. [1350 1400; ME < MF sophistre < L sophista. See SOPHIST] * * * … Universalium
sophister — soph·is·ter … English syllables
sophister — tə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French sophistre, from Latin sophista 1. obsolete : sophist 1 … Useful english dictionary
senior sophister — Senior Sen ior, n. 1. A person who is older than another; one more advanced in life. [1913 Webster] 2. One older in office, or whose entrance upon office was anterior to that of another; one prior in grade. [1913 Webster] 3. An aged person; an… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Henry-sophister — see Harry soph … Useful english dictionary
senior sophister — noun Etymology: senior (I) archaic : a university student in his last undergraduate year compare senior 2d … Useful english dictionary
Student — For other uses, see Student (disambiguation). Students attending a lecture on linear algebra at the Helsinki University of Technology … Wikipedia
Richard Rufus of Cornwall — (died circa 1260) was an English Franciscan scholastic philosopher and theologian who studied at Paris and at Oxford.Rufus was one of the first medieval philosophers to write on Aristotle and his commentaries are the earliest known among those… … Wikipedia
