Definition of Syllogist

1. Noun. Logician skilled in syllogistic reasoning.

Exact synonyms: Syllogiser, Syllogizer
Generic synonyms: Logician, Logistician
Derivative terms: Syllogise, Syllogism, Syllogize

Definition of Syllogist

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Syllogist

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syllogist (current term)
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Literary usage of Syllogist

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Spirit of Russia: Studies in History, Literature and Philosophy by Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk (1919)
"... Plato and Aristotle seem typical representatives of two distinct outlooks on the universe, Plato being a mystic, Aristotle a syllogist and rationalist. ..."

2. The Works of Tobias Smollett by Tobias George Smollett, William Ernest Henley (1900)
"most able syllogist, who has not got a shilling in his pocket." Sycamore looked very grave at this declaration, and, after a short pause, said, " I wonder, ..."

3. The Works of Tobias Smollett by Tobias George Smollett (1905)
"... logic of the most able syllogist, who has not got a shilling in his pocket." Sycamore looked very grave at this declaration, and, after a short pause, ..."

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