2. The practice of a sophist; fallacious reasoning; reasoning sound in appearance only. The juggle of sophistry consists, for the most part, in usig a word in one sense in the premise, and in another sense in the conclusion. Coleridge.
Syn.
— See Fallacy.
SOPHOMORE Soph"o*more, n. Etym: [Probably fr. soph or sophister + Gr. Soph-Mor as "the next distinctive appellation to Freshman," but the term has now almost ceased to be known at the English university from whence it came.]
Defn: One belonging to the second of the four classes in an American college, or one next above a freshman. [Formerly written also sophimore.]
SOPHOMORIC; SOPHOMORICAL
Soph`o*mor"ic, Soph`o*mor"ic*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to a sophomore; resembling a sophomore; hence, pretentious; inflated in style or manner; as, sophomoric affectation. [U. S.]
SOPHORA So*pho"ra, n. Etym: [Ar. .] (Bot.) (a) A genus of leguminous plants. (b) A tree (Sophora Japonica) of Eastern Asia, resembling the common locust; occasionally planted in the United States.
SOPHTA
Soph"ta, n.
Defn: See Softa.
SOPITE So"pite, v. t. Etym: [L. sopitus, p.p. of sopire to put to sleep; akin to sopor a sleeping draught, a heavy sleep.]