Religion is very personal. Practically everyone has really his own religion. Collectivity in religion is an artifice.
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Artifice
/ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪfɪs/
Synonyms for "artifice" (249 found)
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Noun(5 words)
actionacutenessad hoc measureadeptnessadroitnessaffectationaffectednessambidexterityansweranticartartful dodgeartfulnessartificialityastutenessbad faithbag of tricksblindbluffbosey
Verb(1 words)
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craftcraftinesscunningcunningnesscurvecurve-ballcute trickdeceitdeceitfulnessdeceptiondeep-laid plotdelusiondemarchedesigndevicedirty dealdirty trickdishonestydissimulationdodge
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dodgerydouble dealingdouble-dealingdoublenessdoubleness of heartduplicityeffortengineeringeuphemismeuphuismevasionexpedientfaithlessnessfakementfalseheartednessfalsenessfast dealfeintfetchficellefinaglingfine italian handfinessefoul playfoxinessframe upframe-upfraudgambitgamegamesmanshipgimmickgongorismgooglygriftguilehocus pocushocus-pocushypereleganceimpostureimprobityimprovisationingeniousnessingenuityinsidiousnessintrigueinventivenessitalian handjokerjugglejugglery
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jury rigjury-rigjury-rigged expedientkeennessknaverylast expedientlast resortlast shiftlittle gamelow cunningmachiavellianismmachinationmakeshiftmaneuvermaneuveringmanipulationmannerednessmannerismmanoeuvremeans
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means to an endmeasuremoveone upmanshipone-upmanshiporiginalityoverelaborationovereleganceovernicenessoverrefinementpasspettifoggerypettifoggingpis allerplayplotplottingploypratpreciositypreciousnesspretencepretentiousnessproficiencypurismquicknessracketrascalityreadinessred herringresortresourceresourcefulnessriggingrusesatanic cunningschemeschemeryschemingscurvy trickshake upshake-upsharp practicesharpnessshiftshiftinessshrewdnessskillskulduggerysleightsleight of handsleight-of-hand trickslipperinessslynesssneakinesssolutionsophistrystallstealthstealthinessstepstopgapstratagemstrategystrokestroke of policysubterfugesubtiltysubtlenesssubtletysupercheriesupplenesstactictemporary expedienttraptreacherytricktrickerytrickinesstrumptwo-facednessunderhand dealingunderhandednessunderplotunnaturalnesswarinessweb of intriguewilewileswilinesswily devicewire pullingwire-pullingwitworking hypothesisworking proposition
Adjective(1 words)
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9 total sentences available.
The language of truth must be, with no doubt, simple and without artifice.
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Sexologists describe a gradual range between "pure" heterosexuality and "pure" homosexuality. In graphs, sexologists know that most people are situated in the middle bisexual range. The "gay-straight" artifice paradigm is reinforced by Abrahamic culture.
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There is a widespread opinion that all study of the mode of oratory is unmanly, and leads to the substitution of artifice and adornment for simplicity and power.
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