PHILOSOPHISM

Etymology

Noun

philosophism (countable and uncountable, plural philosophisms)

spurious philosophy; the love or practice of sophistry

Source: Wiktionary


Phi*los"o*phism, n. Etym: [Cf. F. philosophisme.]

Definition: Spurious philosophy; the love or practice of sophistry. Carlyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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