(n.) The act or conduct of an impostor; deception practiced under a false or assumed character; fraud or imposition; cheating.

The Hypothesis of Imposture.
... THE PERSON OF CHRIST. II."The Hypothesis of Imposture. REIMARUS. ... It resorts
either to IMPOSTURE, or ENTHUSIASM, or POETICAL FICTION. ...
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Magic and Sorcery Only Apparent in their Effects God Alone Can ...
... What after this shall we say about magic? Say, to be sure, what almost
everybody says of it"that it is an imposture. But it is ...
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The Legendary Hypothesis. --Renan.
... of the historical character of the gospel-record, he is equally hostile to all miracles,
which, in his oracular opinion, "always imply imposture or fraud;" and ...
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Introductory Notice to the Decretals.
... Clement and his successors during the ante-Nicene ages, are, in fact, the manufactured
product of the ninth century,"the most stupendous imposture of the ...
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The Absurdity and Impiety of the Heathen Mysteries and Fables ...
... Perish, then, the man who was the author of this imposture among men, be he Dardanus,
who taught the mysteries of the mother of the gods, or Eetion, who ...
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Smerdis the Magian.
... In order to prevent these court ladies from being the means, in any way, of discovering
the imposture which he was practicing, the magian continued to keep ...
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Preface.
... of the sons of men; yet he pities him as the victim of delusion, and apologizes
for him as the accessory to, or the accomplice in, acts of imposture and fraud. ...
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Answer to the Jewish Rabby's Letter.
... The argument of the letter is, that the story of Lazarus's being raised is an imposture;
or else the Jews could not have been so wicked, as to be on that ...
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But Many who are Hearers of the Divine Scriptures...
... But many who are hearers of the divine Scriptures, [1967] and have them in their
hand, and keep them in mind with understanding, will escape his imposture. ...
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Letter Xlii. To Ravennius, Bishop of Arles.
... To Ravennius, Bishop of Arles. Leo the Pope to his well-beloved brother Ravennius.
He asks him to deal with the imposture of a certain Petronianus. ...
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Imposture (1 Occurrence)
... imposition; cheating. Multi-Version Concordance Imposture (1 Occurrence). Matthew
27:64 So give orders for the sepulchre to be securely ...
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Enchantment (4 Occurrences)
... They were a constant incentive to idolatry, clouded the mind with superstition,
tended and were closely allied to imposture (Matthew 24:24). ...
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Creeds
... Creed 2. The Nicene Creed (1) Origin, Date, Character (2) "Filioque" Clause 3. The
Athanasian Creed (1) Authorship (2) Question of Imposture (3) Value and ...
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Impotent (5 Occurrences)

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Creed
... Creed 2. The Nicene Creed (1) Origin, Date, Character (2) "Filioque" Clause 3. The
Athanasian Creed (1) Authorship (2) Question of Imposture (3) Value and ...
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Jugglery
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) Sleight of hand; trickery; deception. 2. (n.)
Trickery; imposture; as, political jugglery. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. ...
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Guarded (27 Occurrences)
... day, for fear his disciples should come by night and steal the body, and then tell
the people that he has come back to life; and so the last imposture will be ...
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Impostors (2 Occurrences)

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Imposition (3 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a trick or deception
put on laid on others; cheating; fraud; delusion; imposture. ...
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Falsehood (107 Occurrences)
... 3. (n.) Treachery; deceit; perfidy; unfaithfulness. 4. (n.) A counterfeit; a false
appearance; an imposture. Int. Standard Bible Encyclopedia. FALSEHOOD. ...
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