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pilpulist

pilpulist noun: one who engages in pilpul, sophist, Talmudic hermeneut.

Noun

pilpulist (plural pilpulists)

  1. One who engages in pilpul, sophist, Talmudic hermeneut.

Forms of pilpulist

pluralpilpulists

Origin of pilpulist

From pilpul + -ist.

Questions about pilpulist

What does pilpulist mean?
Pilpulist means one who engages in pilpul, sophist, Talmudic hermeneut.
What part of speech is pilpulist?
Pilpulist is a noun.
What is the plural of pilpulist?
The plural of pilpulist is pilpulists.

Words near pilpulist in the dictionary

  1. Pilpay
  2. pilpil
  3. pilpul
  4. pilpulic
  5. pilpulism
  6. pilpulist
  7. pilpulistic
  8. pilpulists
  9. Pilrig
  10. pils
  11. Pilsbury

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