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sofisme (1171-74)
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sofisme (1171-74)

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soffisme  
  FEW:  sophisma 12,104a Gdf: ∅ GdfC:  sophisme 10,688c TL: sofisme 9,719 DEAF:  sofisme  DMF:  sophisme  TLF:  sophisme  OED:  sofism n.  MED:  sophim(e n.  DMLBS:  sophisma 3134a

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sophistry, specious reasoning: 
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  Li reis jure les oilz ja cil moz n'i sera; Car sofisme, ço dit, e grant engin i a  Becket1 4134
( 1171-74; MS: c.1200 )  'Ci ad soffisme adés.' 'Veire, par les oilz Deu,' fait il, 'n'a soing de pes'  Becket1 4158
( 1220-40; MS: 1220-40 )  Cum ore muet descord e scisme Par wenelaz e par sofisme!  S Thom paris 13.62

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See also:

sofisterie  sofisticall  sofistre  sofistiquer 
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