philosophism

[fi-los-uh-fiz-uh m]

spurious or deceitful philosophy.

a false or contrived argument, especially one designed to deceive.

Nearby words

First recorded in 1785–95; philosoph(y) + -ism

Related formsan·ti·phi·los·o·phism, noun

French 'philosophism' then became suddenly militant and practical.
A Short History of French Literature|George Saintsbury
Philosophism knows only this: her other belief is mainly that, in spiritual supersensual matters no Belief is possible.
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle
Philosophism, as we saw, has got her Turgot made Controller-General; and there shall be endless reformation.
The French Revolution|Thomas Carlyle
Franklin owned to the fraud in Necker's house when he came to Paris, much to the confusion of French philosophism.
A Distinguished Provincial at Paris|Honore de Balzac

Philosophism sits joyful in glittering saloons, is the pride of nobles and promises a coming millennium.
The Choctaw Freedmen|Robert Elliott Flickinger