pretence
pretence
subs.
P. and V. πρόσχημα, τό, πρόβλημα, τό, σχῆμα, τό.
Excuse: P. and V. πρόφᾰσις, ἡ, σκῆψις, ἡ.
Pretending: P. προσποίησις, ἡ.
subs.
P. and V. πρόσχημα, τό, πρόβλημα, τό, σχῆμα, τό.
Excuse: P. and V. πρόφᾰσις, ἡ, σκῆψις, ἡ.
Pretending: P. προσποίησις, ἡ.
PRETENCE
Vid: PRETEXT.
Vid: PRETEXT.
pretence:
1. sĭmŭlātio (act of pretending; feigning, hypocrisy): usu. foll. by gen., as s. virtutis, sapientiae, insaniae: pass. Also absol.: to do away with p. from the whole of life, s. ex omni vita tollere, Cic. Off. 3, 15, init. Join: simulatio et fallacia, id. de Or. 2, 46, 191. (N.B.--The counterpart to simulatio, pretence of what it not, is dissimulatio, concealment of what is.)
2. spĕcies, ēi (that which is assumed or made pretence of): v.PRETEXT ; OSTENSIBLY .
3. by meton. fūcus (lit. colouring matter): esp. in negative phr., without any p., sine fuco, Hor. S. 1, 2, 83; sine fuco et fallaciis, Cic. Att. 1, 1, init. Phr.: under false p.s, dolo malo (legal term): v. Smith's Lat. Dict. s. v. dolus.
1. sĭmŭlātio (act of pretending; feigning, hypocrisy): usu. foll. by gen., as s. virtutis, sapientiae, insaniae: pass. Also absol.: to do away with p. from the whole of life, s. ex omni vita tollere, Cic. Off. 3, 15, init. Join: simulatio et fallacia, id. de Or. 2, 46, 191. (N.B.--The counterpart to simulatio, pretence of what it not, is dissimulatio, concealment of what is.)
2. spĕcies, ēi (that which is assumed or made pretence of): v.
3. by meton. fūcus (lit. colouring matter): esp. in negative phr., without any p., sine fuco, Hor. S. 1, 2, 83; sine fuco et fallaciis, Cic. Att. 1, 1, init. Phr.: under false p.s, dolo malo (legal term): v. Smith's Lat. Dict. s. v. dolus.