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perfidies |
1 definition found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Perfidy \Per"fi*dy\ (p[~e]r"f[i^]*d[y^]), n.; pl {Perfidies} (-d[i^]z). [L. perfidia, fr L. perfidus faithless; per (cf. Skr. par[=a] away) + fides faith: cf F. perfidie. See {Faith}.] The act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery. The ambition and perfidy of tyrants. --Macaulay. His perfidy to this sacred engagement. --DeQuincey.
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