sophim

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • soffem, soffyme, sofim, sophem, sopheme, sophime, sophisme, sophym, sophyme, sophymme, sophysme

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French soffime, sophisme, from Latin sophisma, from Ancient Greek σόφῐσμᾰ (sóphĭsmă).

Noun

sophim (plural sophims)

  1. sophism (fallacious argument)
  2. a logical question or ambiguous proposition

Descendants

  • English: sophism

References

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