It seems probable that the licentiousness ordinarily imputed to Sappho may be a calumny.
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Calumny
/ˈkæləmni/
Synonyms for "calumny" (62 found)
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Noun(7 words)
Verb(1 words)
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5 entriescharacter assassinationfalse accusationnegative framingpersonal attacksmear campaign
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6 entriescalumny against scientistscalumny campaignpersistent calumnypolitical calumnysystematic calumnyutter calumny
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There's something even worse than calumny, it's truth.
Source: tatoeba (1554135)
But there also the herdsmen of Gerara strove against the herdsmen of Isaac, saying: It is our water. Wherefore he called the name of the well, on occasion of that which had happened, Calumny.
Source: tatoeba (7867901)
The Gospels articulated a calumny that would be used for millennia to justify the slaughter of Jews.
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