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/ˈsɒfɪst/ · noun
(historical) Alternative letter-case form of Sophist, certain teachers in Ancient Greece, particularly skilled orators..
[T]hey have acted in this Calumny both the injuſtice of the Tyrant, and the forgery of the Sophiſt.
Use sophist when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sophist means (historical) Alternative letter-case form of Sophist, certain teachers in Ancient Greece, particularly skilled orators..
Common synonyms include sophister, logic chopper, pilpulist, casuist.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
[T]hey have acted in this Calumny both the injuſtice of the Tyrant, and the forgery of the Sophiſt.
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