philosophism

American  

[fi-los-uh-fiz-uhm] / fɪˈlɒs əˌfɪz əm /

noun

1. spurious or deceitful philosophy.

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

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Other Word Forms

• antiphilosophism noun

Etymology

Origin of philosophism

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

Example Sentences

Many Spaniards, some of illustrious birth and others of great learning, were the objects of secret informations, as suspected of impiety and philosophism.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio

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.

In the forefront appears the fixed and favorite idea of the old-fashioned philosophism.

From The French Revolution - Volume 3 by Durand, John

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

Burke attempted to brand with a new name that set of pert, petulant, sophistical sciolists, whose philosophy the French, since their revolutionary period, have distinguished as philosophism, and the philosophers themselves as philosophistes.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 by Disraeli, Isaac