philosophaster
[ fi-los-uh-fas-ter, fi-los-uh-fas-ter ]
/ fɪˌlɒs əˈfæs tər, fɪˈlɒs əˌfæs tər /
noun
a person who has only a superficial knowledge of philosophy or who feigns a knowledge he or she does not possess.
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Origin of philosophaster
1605–15; <Late Latin: a bit of a philosopher. See philosopher, -aster1
Words nearby philosophaster
Philomelides, philopena, philophobia, philoprogenitive, philos., philosophaster, philosophe, philosopher, philosopher king, philosopher kings, philosophers' stone
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Example sentences 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