morosoph
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From obsolete French morosophe, from Ancient Greek μωρόσοφος (mōrósophos), from μωρός (mōrós, “dull, stupid”) + σοφός (sophós, “wise”).[1]
Noun[edit]
morosoph (plural morosophs)
- (obsolete) A philosophical or learned fool.
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “Morosoph Definition & Meaning”, in Mirriam-Webster, (Can we date this quote?)
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “morosoph”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)