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Definition of Perfidies

Perfidies
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.

Meaning of Perfidies from wikipedia

- In the context of war, perfidy is a form of deception in which one side promises to act in good faith (such as by raising a flag of truce) with the intention...
- Perfidy is a book written by Ben Hecht in 1961. The book describes the events surrounding the 1954–1955 Kastner trial in Jerusalem. The book is based...
- Look up perfidy in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Perfidy may refer to: Perfidy in war, a criminal form of deception, in which one side promises to...
- The Perfidy of Mary is a 1913 silent film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Dorothy Gish and Mae Marsh as cousins Rose and Mary, with Walter Miller...
- Perfidy (Serbo-Croatian: Nevjera) is a 1953 Yugoslavian drama film directed by Vladimir Pogačić. It was entered into the 1953 Cannes Film Festival. Marija...
- deepest lake, the Allegheny Reservoir, also known as Kinzua Lake, and Lake Perfidy among the Seneca. Quaker Lake, a smaller artificial lake that empties into...
- The Treachery of Images (French: La Trahison des Images) is a 1929 painting by Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte. It is also known as This Is Not...
- Protocol Islamic rules Justice Lawful / Unlawful combatant Letter of marque Perfidy Private military Foreign expatriate Mercenary Privateer Jewish laws on...
- erect a bulletin board featuring annotated photographs revealing what perfidies the women had committed (known in military slang as a "Jodie Wall"). Swofford...
- Lincoln's support for eman****tion. State Republican parties stressed the perfidy of the Copperheads. On November 8, Lincoln carried all but three states...