Lexicon: sophistry – sort

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sophistry (sophistries), n. [OFr < L. sophista < Gk. 'to become wise or learned'.]

  1. Deception; fallacy; illusion; false, but convincing argument.
  2. [Fig.] spider webs; intricate and transparently deceptive means of entrapping prey; deceptively stable foundation.

Sophocles, proper n. [Gk, 'skilled'.]

Ancient Greek dramatist (495-406 B.C.); philosopher playwright of the golden age of Athens; author of Oedipus the King, Antigone, and Electra.

sorcerer, n. [OFr; see sort, v.]

Wizard; magician; [fig.] serpent; devil; demon; fallen being; tempter in the Garden of Eden.

sorcery, n. [see sorcerer, n.]

Witchcraft; art of magic.

sordid, adj. [Fr. < L. 'dirty, foul, base, mean'.]

sore (-r, -st), adj. [OE; Fin. sairas, sick, ill.]

sorrow, n. [OE.]

Distress of mind.

sorrowful, adj. [see sorrow, n.]

Distressed; oppressed; unhappy; regretful.

sorry, adj. [OE, 'sore, pained, sensitive'.]

Sad; distressed; full of grief.

sort, n. [OFr, 'lot, share, fortune, condition'.]