Pretended
31Pretendedly — Pretended Pre*tend ed, a. Making a false appearance; unreal; false; as, pretended friend. {Pre*tend ed*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …
32Socratic irony — pretended ignorance in discussion. [1870 75] * * * …
33sour grapes — pretended disdain for something one does not or cannot have: She said that she and her husband didn t want to join the club anyway, but it was clearly sour grapes. [1750 60; in allusion to Aesop s fable concerning the fox who, in an effort to… …
34made believe — pretended, played an imaginative game …
35turned a blind eye — pretended not to see, ignored …
36Imposters — Impostors † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Impostors Under this heading we may notice a certain number of objectionable characters who, while not of sufficient importance to claim separate treatment, have at various epochs so far achieved… …
37pretend — v. 1) (E) ( to feign ); ( to make believe ) she pretended not to notice; I pretended to be busy; the children pretended to be cowboys 2) (L) ( to feign ); ( to make believe ) she pretended that she was asleep; they pretended that they were… …
38Apocrypha — • A long article with a comments on each Apocryphal book. Classified according to origin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Apocrypha Apocrypha …
39Persecution of religion in ancient Rome — As the Roman Republic, and later the Roman empire, expanded, it came to include people from a variety of cultures, and religions. The worship of an ever increasing number of deities was tolerated and accepted. The government, and the Romans in… …
40Masonry (Freemasonry) — Masonry (Freemasonry) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Masonry (Freemasonry) The subject is treated under the following heads: I. Name and Definition; II. Origin and Early History; III. Fundamental Principles and Spirit; IV.… …
