Perfidy
71faith — [12] Faith comes ultimately from the prehistoric Indo European *bhidh , *bhoidh (source also of English federal). It produced Latin fidēs ‘faith’, which lies behind a wide range of English words, including confide, defy, diffident (which… …
72perfidious — 1590s, from PERFIDY (Cf. perfidy) + OUS (Cf. ous) …
73faith — [12] Faith comes ultimately from the prehistoric Indo European *bhidh , *bhoidh (source also of English federal). It produced Latin fidēs ‘faith’, which lies behind a wide range of English words, including confide, defy, diffident (which… …
74treachery — [trech′ər ē] n. pl. treacheries [ME trecherie < OFr tricherie, trickery < trichier, to cheat: see TRICK] 1. betrayal of trust, faith, or allegiance; perfidy, disloyalty, or treason 2. an act of perfidy or treason …
75betrayal — noun 1. an act of deliberate betrayal (Freq. 2) • Syn: ↑treachery, ↑treason, ↑perfidy • Derivationally related forms: ↑perfidious (for: ↑perfidy), ↑ …
76perfidiousness — noun betrayal of a trust • Syn: ↑perfidy, ↑treachery • Derivationally related forms: ↑treacherous (for: ↑treachery), ↑perfidious, ↑perfidious ( …
77ANTISEMITISM — ANTISEMITISM, a term coined in 1879, from the Greek ἁντί = anti, and Σημ = Semite by the German agitator wilhelm marr to designate the then current anti Jewish campaigns in Europe. Antisemitism soon came into general use as a term denoting all… …
78Declaration of Independence — Declaration of Independence, n. (Amer. Hist.) The document promugated, July 4, 1776, by the leaders of the thirteen British Colonies in America that they have formed an independent country. See note below. [PJC] Note: The Declaration of… …
79Falsehood — False hood, n. [False + hood] 1. Want of truth or accuracy; an untrue assertion or representation; error; misrepresentation; falsity. [1913 Webster] Though it be a lie in the clock, it is but a falsehood in the hand of the dial when pointing at a …
80Falseness — False ness, n. The state of being false; contrariety to the fact; inaccuracy; want of integrity or uprightness; double dealing; unfaithfulness; treachery; perfidy; as, the falseness of a report, a drawing, or a singer s notes; the falseness of a… …
