Is the word "Sophist" related to the word "Sophisticated"?
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Both derive from the Greek sophia, meaning wisdom.
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Yes. 1) "Sophism can mean two very different things: In the modern definition, a sophism is a confusing or illogical argument used for deceiving someone. In Ancient Greece, the sophists were a group of teachers of philosophy and rhetoric. The term sophism originated from Greek sophistÄ“s, meaning "wise-ist", one who "does" wisdom, one who makes a business out of wisdom (sophós means "wise man")." "The Greek words sophos or sophia had the meaning of "wise" or "wisdom" since the time of the poet Homer, and originally connoted anyone with expertise in a specific domain of knowledge or craft." Source and further information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sophism 2) "sophisticated Etymology Mediaeval Latin sophisticatus. (Eng. usg. 1601) Ancient Greek sophist. - Adjective sophisticated (comparative more sophisticated, superlative most sophisticated) 1. Having obtained worldly experience, and lacking naiveté; cosmopolitan, 2. elegant, refined. 3. Complicated, especially of complex technology. 4. Appealing to the tastes of an intellectual; cerebral." Source and further information: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sophisticated
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