(uncountable, historical) The school of the sophists in antiquity; their beliefs and method of teaching philosophy and rhetoric.

Archaic spelling of Sufism.

A small, crisp, puffy, deep-fried pastry often served with honey.

plural of sopaipilla

Very wet; sodden, soaked. / (figuratively) Overly sentimental, maudlin, schmaltzy.

Clipping of sophomore.

(dated) Clipping of sophister (“student advanced beyond first year of residence”).

In a soporific manner.

Pertaining to the ancient sophists. / Sophistical.

(historical, philosophy) The sophists of antiquity, in general or of a specific period; their beliefs and method.