sophistry
Word family nounsophistsophistersophismsophistryadjectivesophisticadverbsophistically
soph·ist·ry /ˈsɒfəstri $ ˈsɑː-/ noun (plural sophistries) [countableC, uncountableU] formal Origin sophistry (1300-1400) Medieval Latin sophistria, from Latin sophista “one who uses sophistry”, from Greek sophistes “wise man, teacher of knowledge, user of sophistry”, from sophizesthai “to become wise, deceive”, from sophos “clever, wise”