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pilpul (iou)



pilpul noun. L19.
[Hebrew, from pilpel search, debate hotly.]
(An instance of) subtle or keen rabbinical disputation; transf. unprofitable argument, hair-splitting.
pilpulist noun a subtle or keen disputant, esp. in rabbinical argument M19.
pilpu'listic adjective of or pertaining to pilpul or pilpulists; characterized by subtle or keen disputation: L19.