dēceptio, ōnis, f. [decipio],
I a deceiving, deception (late Lat.), Mart. Cap. 4 fin. al.; Cod. 11, 47, 6; Vulg. 1. Macc. 16, 17.—
II Deceitfulness : vitae, Vulg. Sap. 14, 21: divitiarum, id. Marc. 4, 19.
Any extraordinary instance of deception to the sight, occasioned by the effects of atmospheric media...
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