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SOP 97
through diversity of opinions mnong people of the
same religion and faith. Thus the Romanists bestow
the name of English schism on the reformation of
religion in this kingdom. Those of the church of
England again apply the term schism to the separa.
tion of the Nonconformists; viz. the Preshyterians,
Independents, and Baptists, who contend for a farthcr
reformation.
School, s. axol\:rr, sclz'6Ze, case, leisure, freedom from
lnhour; "a school, i. e. a place or huilding where
persons, being at leisure from hodily labour and
business, attend to the improvement of the Inind.
The word occurs in Acts xix. 9. The Greek writers
in like manner use this. word for the Schools of the
Philosophers." - Parkhurst.
Sidero-graphy, s. from C1&811POS, sider'lJs, iron, or steel.
(See GRAPHO, p. 10.) Engraving on steel.
Simony, s. The act of buying or selling a church preferment,
so termed from Simon the Sorcerer, who
wished to buy of St. Peter the gift of conferring the
Holy Ghost. See Acts, viii. 18.
Skeptic, s. from CfKE'Tf''Top.al, skept'6mai, I look round
about. One who doubts or pretends to doubt of
. every thing.
Solecism, s. from (fo"A.olK'o-jJ.O~, solOikismosJ an impropriety
in la:nguage. A DARBAnIsn may be in one word, a
SOLECIS>t must be in more. The SOLI, a people of
Greece, lost the purity of their ancient tongue, and
became ridiculons to the Athenians for their impro_
prietics of speech; hence originated the expression.
The termination ismos. marks" imitation. U
Sophist, s. from O'oepos, s~ph~s, wise, or O'OeplO'T'1S, s~pllist'iiJ,'
an impostor or deceiver. A person who frames
sophisms; that is, subtile argnments, with design to
deceive those liC would persuade or convince.
The term sophist, which is now reproachful, was
nr.ciently honourable; it signified a rhelor, or professor
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