Cautel

//ˈkɔːtəl// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    deceit countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "Perhaps he loves you now, And now no soil nor cautel doth besmirch The virtue of his will"

  2. 2
    caution; prudence; wariness countable, obsolete, uncountable

    "Here come institution, by your blasphemous sacrifice, in all cautels and provisions of the Mass"

  3. 3
    A traditional caution or written direction about the proper manner of administering the sacraments. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

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prudence

Example

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"Perhaps he loves you now, And now no soil nor cautel doth besmirch The virtue of his will"

Etymology

From Latin cautēla, from cautus, past participle of caveō.

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