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Of or pertaining to the love or practice of sophistry. [R.]

hings; to investigate phenomena, and assign rational causes for their existence. Man philosophizes as he lives. He may philosophize well or ill, but philosophize he must. Sir W. Hamilton.

One who philosophizes.

One who, not being a Russian, favors Russian policy and aggrandizement. -- Rus*soph"ilism, n. [Chiefly newspaper words.]

Combining theism and philosophy, or pertaining to the combination of theism and philosophy.

Of or pertaining to theosophy. -- The`o*soph"ic*al*ly, adv.

Belief in theosophy. Murdock.

One addicted to theosophy. The theosophist is one who gives you a theory of God, or of the works of God, which has not reason, but an inspiration of his own, for its basis. R. A. Vaughan.

Of or pertaining to theosophy; theosophical.

To practice theosophy. [R.]

To degrade from the character of a philosopher. [R.] Pope.

Not sophisticated; pure; innocent; genuine. -- Un`so*phis"ti*ca`ted*ness, n.

r Athens (so named from the hero Academus), where Plato and his followers held their philosophical conferences; hence, the school of philosophy of which Plato was head.

A South American bird (Psophia crepitans), allied to the cranes, and easily domesticated; -- called also the gold-breasted trumpeter. Its body is about the size of the pheasant. See Trumpeter.

A philosophic movement of the 18th century characterized by a lively questioning of authority, keen interest in matters of politics and general culture, and an emphasis on empirical method in science. It received its impetus from the unsystematic but vigorous skepticism of Pierre Bayle, the physical doctrines of Newton…

A mixing together. I am not able to avouch anything for certainty, such a brewing and sophistication of them they make. Holland.

A caviling; a sophism. [Obs.] This doctrine is for caption and contradiction. Bacon.

Sophistical, equivocal, or false reasoning or teaching in regard to duties, obligations, and morals.

Frivolous or sophistical objection. [Obs.] Hooker.

Sophistical.