What does "falsehood" mean?
Falsehood: A deliberate intentional assertion of what is known to be untrue; a departure from moral integrity; a lie.
Additional senses
- 2.Treachery; deceit; perfidy; unfaithfulness. Betrayed by falsehood of his guard. Shak.
- 3.A counterfeit; a false appearance; an imposture. For his molten image is falsehood. Jer. x.
- 4.No falsehood can endure Touch of celestial temper. Milton. See Falsity.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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