philosophaster
[ fi-los-uh-fas-ter, fi-los-uh-fas-ter ]
noun
a person who has only a superficial knowledge of philosophy or who feigns a knowledge they do not possess.
Origin of philosophaster
1First recorded in 1605–15; from Late Latin: “a bit of a philosopher.” See philosopher, -aster1
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How to use philosophaster in a sentence
The philosophaster's object was not to instruct, but to befool his hearers, as every page attests.
The Basis of Morality | Arthur Schopenhauer
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