Oratory vs Sophist - What's the difference?
oratory | sophist |
(uncountable) The art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner.
(uncountable) Eloquence; the quality of artistry and persuasiveness in speech or writing.
(countable) A private chapel.
* Jeremy Taylor
(countable) A large Roman Catholic church.
One of a class of teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece.
A teacher who used plausible but fallacious reasoning.
One who is captious, fallacious, or deceptive in argument.
As nouns the difference between oratory and sophist
is that oratory is (uncountable) the art of public speaking, especially in a formal, expressive, or forceful manner or oratory can be (countable) a private chapel while sophist is one of a class of teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and politics in ancient greece.oratory
English
(wikipedia oratory)Etymology 1
From (etyl) .Noun
(-)Synonyms
* (art of public speaking) public speakingEtymology 2
From (etyl) oratorie, (etyl) oratoire, and their source, (etyl) .Noun
(oratories)- Do not omit thy prayers for want of a good oratory , or place to pray in.
sophist
English
(wikipedia sophist)Noun
(en noun)Usage notes
* The meaning of "sophist" can vary depending on the time period to which one is referring. A sophist of the earliest period was a master in his art or craft who demonstrated (taught by example) his practical skill/learning in exchange for pay. Later sophists were providers of a well-rounded education intended to give pupils arete'' – "virtue, human excellence". By late antiquity, ''sophist?s'' / ''sophistes'' tended to denote exclusively a skilled public speaker and/or teacher of rhetoric.''Dictionary of Philosophy'', (ed.), Philosophical Library, 1962. ''See:'' "Sophists" by Max Fishler, p. 295."History of the name ‘Sophist’," ''Encyclopedia Britannica'' at ''www.britannica.com .