- perfidy
- \ \ see FAITH
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Perfidy — is an act of deliberate treachery or deception. Wiktionary|perfidyUnder the 1977 Protocol I Additional to the Geneva Conventions of 12 August 1949 (Protocol I) there is a specific prohibition on perfidy:cquote|Article 37. Prohibition of perfidy1 … Wikipedia
Perfidy — Per fi*dy (p[ e]r f[i^]*d[y^]), n.; pl. {Perfidies} (p[ e]r f[i^]*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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
perfidy — index artifice, bad faith, bad repute, breach, bribery, collusion, corruption, deceit, dishonesty … Law dictionary
perfidy — 1590s, from M.Fr. perfidie, from L. perfidia falsehood, treachery, from perfidus faithless, from phrase per fidem decipere to deceive through trustingness, from per through (see PER (Cf. per)) + fidem (nom. fides) faith (see … Etymology dictionary
perfidy — ► NOUN literary ▪ deceitfulness; untrustworthiness. ORIGIN Latin perfidia, from perfidus treacherous … English terms dictionary
perfidy — [pʉr′fə dē] n. pl. perfidies [Fr perfidie < L perfidia < perfidus, faithless < per fidem (decipi), (to deceive) through faith < per (see PER1) + fides,FAITH] the deliberate breaking of faith; betrayal of trust; treachery … English World dictionary
perfidy — n. (formal) an act of perfidy * * * [ pɜːfɪdɪ] (formal) an act of perfidy … Combinatory dictionary
perfidy — /perr fi dee/, n., pl. perfidies. 1. deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery: perfidy that goes unpunished. 2. an act or instance of faithlessness or treachery. [1585 95; < L perfidia faithlessness, equiv. to perfid(us)… … Universalium
perfidy — [[t]pɜ͟ː(r)fɪdi[/t]] N UNCOUNT Perfidy is the action of betraying someone or behaving very badly towards someone. [LITERARY] Syn: treachery … English dictionary
perfidy — noun, literary the perfidy of her husband Syn: treachery, duplicity, deceit, deceitfulness, disloyalty, infidelity, faithlessness, unfaithfulness, betrayal, treason, double dealing, untrustworthiness, breach of trust; literary perfidiousness … Thesaurus of popular words
Perfidy (film) — Perfidy Directed by Vladimir Pogačić Written by Momcilo Ilic Ivo Vojnovic Starring Marija Crnobori Cinematography Jovan Jovanovic Nikola M … Wikipedia
