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sophistrynoun(uncountable) Plausible yet fallacious argumentations or reasoning.

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sophistrynoun(uncountable) Plausible yet fallacious argumentations or reasoning.
sophisticnoun(historical, philosophy) The sophists of antiquity, in general or of a specific period; their beliefs and method.
sophisticismnounThe philosophy or the methods of the sophists.
philosophismnounspurious philosophy; the love or practice of sophistry
sophocracynoun(philosophy) Political rule by philosophers.
sophianismnoun(Christianity) sophiology
sophynounA diminutive of the female given name Sophia.
sophiologynoun(Christianity) A controversial school of thought in Russian Orthodoxy, holding that divine wisdom is to be identified with God's essence, and that this divine wisdom is in some way expressed in the world as 'creaturely' wisdom.
socratismnounThe philosophy or method of Socrates.
socraticismnounSocratic philosophy.
sciosophistnounA practitioner of sciosophy.
scholasticismnoun(philosophy) A tradition or school of philosophy, originating in the Middle Ages, that combines classical philosophy with Catholic theology.
phylosophienounObsolete form of philosophy. [(uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.]
sophrologistnounsomeone who practices sophrology
sciosophynounFalse or pretended knowledge of science or natural phenomena.
phylosophynounObsolete spelling of philosophy. [(uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.]
academynounAn institution for the study of higher learning; a college or a university; typically a private school.
academismnoun(historical) The philosophy of the Platonic Academy; Hellenistic Platonism and skepticism.
sophrologynounA technique consisting of a set of physical and mental exercises for reducing stress and promoting well-being.
philosophienounObsolete form of philosophy. [(uncountable) An academic discipline that seeks truth through reasoning rather than empiricism, often attempting to provide explanations relating to general concepts such as existence and rationality.]

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