deceptio

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.

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.

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