philosophism
Americannoun
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spurious or deceitful philosophy.
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a false or contrived argument, especially one designed to deceive.
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Etymology
Origin of philosophism
First recorded in 1785–95; philosoph(y) + -ism
Example Sentences
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The Feds alone still treat it as a philosophism, and would rejoice at its failure.
From First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 by Brooks, Noah
They no longer treated it "as a philosophism," or wild prank, but as a wicked scheme to risk life and property in a search for the mysteries of the unknown and unknowable.
From First Across the Continent The story of the exploring expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 by Brooks, Noah
It was Dr. Lind, according to Hogg, who gave Shelley his first lessons in French philosophism.
From The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources by MacDonald, Daniel J.
Piety is a womanly virtue which women alone can really instil; and the Marquise, a child of the eighteenth century, had adopted her father's creed of philosophism, and practised no religious observances.
From A Woman of Thirty by Balzac, Honoré de
In the forefront appears the fixed and favorite idea of the old-fashioned philosophism.
From The French Revolution - Volume 3 by Durand, John
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