Sophist vs Papist - What's the difference?
sophist | papist |
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 sophist and papist
is that sophist is one of a class of teachers of rhetoric, philosophy, and politics in ancient Greece while papist is used by some Protestants in referring to Roman Catholics, whose loyalties are seen to be with the papacy in Rome.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 .
