"morosoph" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: morosophs [plural]
Etymology: From obsolete French morosophe, from Ancient Greek μωρόσοφος (mōrósophos), from μωρός (mōrós, “dull, stupid”) + σοφός (sophós, “wise”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|morosophe}} French morosophe, {{der|en|grc|μωρόσοφος}} Ancient Greek μωρόσοφος (mōrósophos), {{m|grc|μωρός||dull, stupid}} μωρός (mōrós, “dull, stupid”), {{m|grc|σοφός||wise}} σοφός (sophós, “wise”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} morosoph (plural morosophs)
  1. (obsolete) A philosophical or learned fool. Tags: obsolete Related terms: moron, sophisticated, sophomore
    Sense id: en-morosoph-en-noun-2TyZyVWR Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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