Logomachy
Logomachy , noun
[Greek {not transcribed}; lo`gos word + {not transcribed} fight, battle, contest: compare French logomachie.]
1.
Contention in words merely, or a contention about words; a war of words.
The discussion concerning the meaning of the word “justification”... has largely been a mere logomachy.
2.
A game of word making.