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Greek

4392. prophasis -- a pretense
... pretense, outward showing. From a compound of pro and phaino; an outward showing,
ie Pretext -- cloke, colour, pretence, show. see GREEK pro. see GREEK phaino. ...
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Library

That under Pretence of Keeping the Purse Women have to Besought to ...
... Prolegomena. Chapter XI. That under pretence of keeping the purse women
have to besought to dwell with them. Hence many are led ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter xi that under pretence.htm

If, under any Pretence of Piety, any Children Shall Forsake their ...
... Canon XVI. If, under any pretence of piety, any children shall forsake their
parents� If, under any pretence of piety, any children ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xvi if under any.htm

If any One, under Pretence of Asceticism, Shall Fast on Sunday...
... If any one, under pretence of asceticism, shall fast on Sunday� If any one, under
pretence of asceticism, shall fast on Sunday, let him be anathema. Notes. ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xviii if any one.htm

If any One, under Pretence of Asceticism, Should Wear a ...
... Canon XII. If any one, under pretence of asceticism, should wear a peribolæum
and� If any one, under pretence of asceticism, should ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xii if any one 2.htm

If any Woman, under Pretence of Asceticism, Shall Change Her ...
... Canon XIII. If any woman, under pretence of asceticism, shall change her
apparel and� If any woman, under pretence of asceticism ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xiii if any woman.htm

Another Part of My Smoke' which You Frequently Laugh at is My ...
... 31. Another part of my smoke' which you frequently laugh at is my pretence, as you
say, to know what I do not know, and the parade I make of great teachers to ...
/.../31 another part of my.htm

The Holy Synod Has Decreed that those who Forcibly Carry Off Women ...
... Canon XXVII. The holy Synod has decreed that those who forcibly carry
off women under pretence of� The holy Synod has decreed ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon xxvii the holy synod.htm

There is no Other Religion Now in the World but the Christian that ...
... REVELATION. VIII. Proposition VIII. There is no other religion now in the
world but the Christian that has any just pretence. or ...
/.../viii proposition viii there is.htm

The Apostles not Ignorant the Heretical Pretence of St. Peter's ...
... The Prescription Against Heretics. Chapter XXIII."The Apostles Not Ignorant The
Heretical Pretence of St. Peter's Imperfection Because He Was Rebuked by St. ...
/.../the prescription against heretics/chapter xxiii the apostles not ignorant.htm

The Substance of Some Discourse had Between the Clerk of the Peace ...
... I do frequent; that law was made against those, that being designed to do evil in
their meetings, making the exercise of religion their pretence, to cover ...
/.../grace abounding to the chief of sinners/the substance of some discourse.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Alt. of Pretenceless.

2. (n.) The act of laying claim; the claim laid; assumption; pretension.

3. (n.) The act of holding out, or offering, to others something false or feigned; presentation of what is deceptive or hypocritical; deception by showing what is unreal and concealing what is real; false show; simulation; as, pretense of illness; under pretense of patriotism; on pretense of revenging Caesar's death.

4. (n.) That which is pretended; false, deceptive, or hypocritical show, argument, or reason; pretext; feint.

5. (n.) Intention; design.

Thesaurus

Pretence (5 Occurrences)
...Pretence (5 Occurrences). ... for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long
prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. (KJV WEY DBY). ...
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Abundant (124 Occurrences)
... because ye eat up the houses of the widows, and for a pretence make long prayers,
because of this ye shall receive more abundant judgment. (DBY). ...
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Damnation (11 Occurrences)
... hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer:
therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation. (KJV BBE). ...
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Pretense (9 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) Alt. of Pretence. Multi-Version Concordance
Pretense (9 Occurrences). Matthew 23:13 "Woe to you, scribes ...
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Pretend (9 Occurrences)

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Notwithstanding (37 Occurrences)
... Philippians 1:18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or
in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. ...
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Greater (219 Occurrences)
... for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore
ye shall receive the greater damnation. (KJV WEY BBE WBS). ...
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Widows (33 Occurrences)
... for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore
ye shall receive the greater damnation. (KJV WEY BBE DBY WBS). ...
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Therein (269 Occurrences)
... Philippians 1:18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or
in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice. ...
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Eat (690 Occurrences)
... for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye
shall receive the greater damnation. (Root in KJV WEY BBE DBY WBS). ...
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Bible Concordance

Pretence (5 Occurrences)

Matthew 23:14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.
(KJV WEY DBY)

Mark 12:40 Which devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater damnation.
(KJV ASV)

Luke 20:47 who devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayers: these shall receive greater condemnation.
(ASV YLT)

Acts 27:30 And the sailors seeking to flee out of the ship, and having let down the boat to the sea, in pretence as 'if' out of the foreship they are about to cast anchors,
(YLT)

Philippians 1:18 What then? notwithstanding, every way, whether in pretence, or in truth, Christ is preached; and I therein do rejoice, yea, and will rejoice.
(KJV ASV YLT)

Subtopics

Pretence

Related Terms

Abundant (124 Occurrences)

Damnation (11 Occurrences)

Pretense (9 Occurrences)

Pretend (9 Occurrences)

Notwithstanding (37 Occurrences)

Greater (219 Occurrences)

Widows (33 Occurrences)

Therein (269 Occurrences)

Eat (690 Occurrences)