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/fi los"euh fiz'euhm/, n.1. spurious or deceitful philosophy.2. a false or contrived argument, esp. one designed to deceive.[1785-95; PHILOSOPH(Y) + -ISM]
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Philosophism — Phi*los o*phism (f[i^]*l[o^]s [ o]*f[i^]z m), n. [Cf. F. philosophisme.] Spurious philosophy; the love or practice of sophistry. Carlyle. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
philosophism — phi·los·o·phism … English syllables
philosophism — /fəˈlɒsəfɪzəm/ (say fuh losuhfizuhm) noun 1. philosophising. 2. the affectation of philosophy; spurious philosophy …
philosophism — fə̇ˈläsəˌfizəm noun ( s) Etymology: French philosophisme, from Middle French, from Old French philosophie philosophy + isme ism 1. : spurious philosophic argument : sophistry 2. : sophism … Useful english dictionary
PHILOSOPHISM, FRENCH — a philosophy such as the philosophers of France gave instances of, founded on the notion and cultivated in the belief that scientific knowledge is the sovereign remedy for the ills of life, summed up in two articles first, that a lie cannot be … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
FRENCH PHILOSOPHISM — an analysis of things conducted on the presumption that scientific knowledge is the key to unlock the mystery and resolve the riddle of the universe … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
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scholasticism — /skeuh las teuh siz euhm/, n. 1. (sometimes cap.) the system of theological and philosophical teaching predominant in the Middle Ages, based chiefly upon the authority of the church fathers and of Aristotle and his commentators. 2. narrow… … Universalium
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