Pilpul

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pilpul \Pil"pul\, n. [Aramaic pilp[=u]l; cf. Heb. pilpel to
     spice, to season, dispute violently.]
     Among the Jews, penetrating investigation, disputation, and
     drawing of conclusions, esp. in Talmudic study. --
     {Pil"pul*ist}, n. -- {Pil`pul*is"tic}, a.
     [Webster 1913 Suppl.]