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Definition of Syllogist
1. Noun. Logician skilled in syllogistic reasoning.
Generic synonyms: Logician, Logistician
Derivative terms: Syllogise, Syllogism, Syllogize
Definition of Syllogist
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Syllogist
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, ..."