logomachy
a dispute about or concerning words.
an argument or debate marked by the reckless or incorrect use of words; meaningless battle of words.
a game played with cards, each bearing one letter, with which words are formed.
Origin of logomachy
1Other words from logomachy
- log·o·mach·ic [law-guh-mak-ik, log-uh-], /ˌlɔ gəˈmæk ɪk, ˌlɒg ə-/, log·o·mach·i·cal, adjective
- lo·gom·a·chist, log·o·mach, noun
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How to use logomachy in a sentence
Reid and his successors were quite as much alive as Locke to the danger of falling into mere scholastic logomachy.
The English Utilitarians, Volume I. | Leslie StephenThis logomachy of vituperation was opened by President Wheelock who wrote an unsigned attack upon the Trustees.
The Life of John Marshall Volume 4 of 4 | Albert J. BeveridgeIf this sort of logomachy pleases you as an intellectual exercise, well and good, if it goes no further.
The Real Jesus of the Four Gospels | J. B. AtwaterThe following is a specimen of the logomachy of the day, in which Mencius is supposed to have excelled.
A History of Chinese Literature | Herbert A. GilesBut a greater champion than William was needed to wipe away what seems to the world the cobwebs of mediæval logomachy.
Shelburne Essays, Third Series | Paul Elmer More
British Dictionary definitions for logomachy
/ (lɒˈɡɒməkɪ) /
argument about words or the meaning of words
Origin of logomachy
1Derived forms of logomachy
- logomachist, noun
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