Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/08/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> I expect an apology :-) > > (Frank, I majored in English before I became an engineer. I do > know your language) Then how could you ever miss that citation of perfidity in the Oxford Dictionary of the English Language?! Jerry! You're loosing your cutting edge :) Daniel > > Jerry > > Jerry > > Frank Dernie wrote: > > > Jerry Lehrer asked > > > > Robert > > > > It WILL vignette! > > > > And what is that word "perfidity"? It does not exist. > > > > Jerry > > > > PMFJI but here is the definition from the OED:- > > > > perfidy (<ph>"p3:fIdI</ph>). > > [a. F. perfidie (16th c. in Godef. Compl.) = It. perfidia (Florio > > 1598), Sp. perfidia (Minsheu 1599), ad. L. perfidia faithlessness, > > treachery, f. perfid-us that breaks faith or promise, faithless, > > treacherous, f. per- 3 + fid-e<nfmac>s faith.] > > The deceitful violation of faith or promise; base breach of faith or > > betrayal of the trust reposed in one; treachery; often, the profession > > of faith or friendship in order to deceive or betray. > > 1592 Harvey Four Lett. Wks. (Grosart) I. 200 The Athenians were noted > > for lauish amplifieng..the Carthaginians for deceitfull perfidie. > > 1607 E. Hoby in Ellis Orig. Lett. Ser. i. III. 86 Many other things he > > reporteth of the perfidy of the French nation. > > <Edh>1776 Hume On Morals (1777) App. iv., These great virtues were > > balanced by great vices; inhuman cruelty; perfidy more than punic: no > > truth, no faith, no regard to oaths, promises or religion. > > 1782 Priestley Corrupt. Chr. II. ix. 186 It was..a..deliberate act of > > perfidy. > > 1885 S. Cox Expositions xxv. 331 The name of Judas has become a byword > > of covetousness and perfidy.-- > > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html