logomachy
noun
a dispute about or concerning words.
logomachies
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pluralof logomachy.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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First of all, I conceive that, as I have indicated, a really scientific habit of thought would dispel many hopeless logomachies.
From Social Rights and Duties, Volume I (of 2) Addresses to Ethical Societies by Sir Leslie Stephen
They wander wearily through the mazes of psychological detail or wage almost childish logomachies over the interpretation of each other's essays.
From Essays Towards a Theory of Knowledge by Alexander Philip
Wit is not thy strong point, friend Arnelm; and yet it is strange that in the sharp encounter of ready tongues and idle logomachies thou hast sometimes the advantage.
From Vivian Grey by Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield
After triumphing for a season, it has been of late years often treated with contempt, and sometimes banished to the limbo of extinct logomachies.
From The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill by Sir Leslie Stephen
Abstract discussions about person, nature and union of natures soon degenerate into logomachies.
From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by A. A. (Arthur Aston) Luce
