pilpulicとは 意味・読み方・使い方

形容詞

pilpulic (comparative more pilpulic, superlative most pilpulic)

1. Of or pertaining to pilpul.

   Teomim uses typical pilpulic methodology in his writing.

   1. (Judaism, originally) Having to do with detailed, intense rabbinical analysis or discussion of the Talmud.

      See also: Midrashic

      Hypernym: hermeneutic

   2. (by extension) Overly concerned with minutiae.

      Synonyms: casuistic, hair-splitting, oversubtle, sophistic