Synonyms for "philosophaster" (12 found)

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Closest matches (3)

amateurdabblerdilettante

Strong matches (3)

Noun(2 words)

foolosopherphilosophe

philosophe

Related words (6)

philosophersophistspeculatorthinkertrifler

Noun(1 words)

philosophicide

Related word relations

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Synonyms

1 entries

philosophe

Related terms

4 entries

criticastermedicasterpoetastertheologaster

derived

1 entries

philosophastering

related to

9 entries

charlatancriticastermedicasterpettyphilosopherphilosophypoetasterpretendertheologaster

Translations

11 translations across 7 languages.

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Dutch

2 entries

• filosofaster noun (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher)
• schijnwijsgeer noun (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher)

French

2 entries

• philosophard noun (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher)
• philosophâtre noun (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher)

German

1 entries

• Philosophaster noun (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher)

Hebrew

2 entries

• פלספן noun (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher)
• פלספנית noun (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher)

Italian

2 entries

• filosofastra noun (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher)
• filosofastro noun (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher)

Russian

1 entries

• философа́стер noun (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher)

Spanish

1 entries

• filosofastro noun (a pretender to philosophy; a petty or charlatan philosopher)

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