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Sophistry, -ie, n. Also: sophistrye, sophestry. [ME and e.m.E. sophistrie (Ayenb.), sophistrye (Chaucer), med. L. sophistria.] Sophistry, fallacious reasoning (in general, or as an art or dialectic exercise). — c1500 Fyve Bestes 185.
He was na gret bachillar in sophistry c1520-c1535 Nisbet III 345/4.
We suld be war of the tradit[ionns] and doctrynne of menn quhilkis begylis the sempyll with sophestry ande learnyng c1552 Lynd. Mon. 672.
Lat doctoris wrytt thare curious questionis And argumentis sawin full of sophistrye 1554 Knox III 279.
God … gave such strength to the penne of … Thomas Cranmer … to cut the knottes of develyshe sophistrie … knyt by the Devel's Gardener 1561 Q. Kennedy Compendious Ressonyng (ed.) 153/16.
That ȝe defend nocht ane iniust caus, preissand ȝour wit and ingyne to circumveyn me with sophistrie, logik or oratrie