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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈsɒ.fɪ.stɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈsɑ.fɪ.stɹi/ [US] Audio: en-us-sophistry.ogg Forms: sophistries [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English safistre, soffistre, sofystry, sophestrie, sophestry, sophestrye, sophistre, sophistri, sophistrie, sophistry, sophistrye, sophystrye, from Old French sofisterie, sophistrie and Medieval Latin sophistria, Anglo-Latin sophestria, from Latin sophista, from Ancient Greek σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “wise man”), from σοφίζω (sophízō, “I am wise”), from σοφός (sophós, “wise”), equivalent to sophist + -ry. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|safistre}} Middle English safistre, {{der|en|fro|sofisterie}} Old French sofisterie, {{der|en|ML.|sophistria}} Medieval Latin sophistria, {{der|en|la|sophestria}} Latin sophestria, {{der|en|la|sophista}} Latin sophista, {{der|en|grc|σοφιστής||wise man}} Ancient Greek σοφιστής (sophistḗs, “wise man”), {{af|en|sophist|-ry}} sophist + -ry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sophistry (countable and uncountable, plural sophistries)
  1. (uncountable, historical) The actions or arguments of a sophist. Tags: historical, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy, Rhetoric Translations (actions of a sophist): sofisteri [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sophistry-en-noun-0Q06X6cx Disambiguation of Philosophy: 48 17 35 Disambiguation of Rhetoric: 49 16 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ry, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 49 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ry: 24 41 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 38 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 41 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 39 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 28 39 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 30 36 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 27 39 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 27 39 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 31 35 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 27 39 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 35 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of 'actions of a sophist': 82 3 15
  2. (uncountable) Plausible yet fallacious argumentations or reasoning. Tags: uncountable Translations (plausible yet fallacious argumentations or reasoning): софистика (sofistika) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Wortklauberei [feminine] (German), sofistyka [feminine] (Polish), sofisteri [neuter] (Swedish), spetsfundighet [common-gender] (Swedish), hårklyveri [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sophistry-en-noun-o3s0AMg3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ry, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 49 41 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ry: 24 41 35 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 24 38 38 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 41 44 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 26 39 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 28 39 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 30 36 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 27 39 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 27 39 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 31 35 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 34 33 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 27 39 34 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 35 40 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 34 34 33 Disambiguation of 'plausible yet fallacious argumentations or reasoning': 1 89 10
  3. (countable) An argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading, especially one devised deliberately to be so; a sophism. Tags: countable Translations (an argument that seems plausible, but is fallacious or misleading): 詭辯 (Chinese Mandarin), 诡辩 (guǐbiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), Haarspalterei [feminine] (German), σοφιστεία (sofisteía) [feminine] (Greek), σόφισμα (sófisma) [neuter] (Greek), हथकंडा (hathkaṇḍā) [masculine] (Hindi), जाल (jāl) [masculine] (Hindi), 詭弁 (kiben) (alt: きべん) (Japanese), argūtia [feminine, plural] (Latin), sofistyka [feminine] (Polish), sofisma [masculine] (Portuguese), софи́стика (sofístika) [feminine] (Russian), argucia (Spanish), sofisteri [neuter] (Swedish), spetsfundighet [common-gender] (Swedish), hårklyveri [neuter] (Swedish)
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Sophia, sophism, sophist, sophistication, demagogy, rhetoric

Inflected forms

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      "code": "hi",
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