philosophaster
[ fi-los-uh-fas-ter, fi-los-uh-fas-ter ]
/ fɪˌlɒs əˈfæs tər, fɪˈlɒs əˌfæs tər /
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noun
a person who has only a superficial knowledge of philosophy or who feigns a knowledge he or she does not possess.
Nearby words
- philomelides,
- philopena,
- philophobia,
- philoprogenitive,
- philos.,
- philosophe,
- philosopher,
- philosopher king,
- philosopher kings,
- philosopher's stone
Origin of philosophaster
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019
Examples from the Web for philosophaster
The philosophaster's object was not to instruct, but to befool his hearers, as every page attests.
The Basis of Morality|Arthur Schopenhauer