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falsehood

falsehood is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

Definitions

  1. 1.A deliberate intentional assertion of what is known to be untrue; a departure from moral integrity; a lie.
  2. 2.Treachery; deceit; perfidy; unfaithfulness. Betrayed by falsehood of his guard. Shak.
  3. 3.A counterfeit; a false appearance; an imposture. For his molten image is falsehood. Jer. x.
  4. 4.No falsehood can endure Touch of celestial temper. Milton. See Falsity.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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