To reason and be mistaken, is that imposture?
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Imposture
//ɪmˈpɒstjʊə(ɹ)//
Synonyms for "imposture" (123 found)
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15 translations across 12 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- измама noun (act or conduct of an impostor)
- мошеничество noun (act or conduct of an impostor)
Catalan
1 entries- impostura noun (act or conduct of an impostor)
Dutch
1 entries- oplichterij noun (act or conduct of an impostor)
Esperanto
1 entries- trompaĵo noun (act or conduct of an impostor)
Finnish
1 entries- toiseksi tekeytyminen noun (act or conduct of an impostor)
French
1 entries- imposture noun (act or conduct of an impostor)
Italian
1 entries- impostura noun (act or conduct of an impostor)
Polish
3 entries- mistyfikacja noun (act or conduct of an impostor)
- oszustwo noun (act or conduct of an impostor)
- samozwaństwo noun (act or conduct of an impostor)
Portuguese
1 entries- impostura noun (act or conduct of an impostor)
Romanian
1 entries- impostură noun (act or conduct of an impostor)
Russian
1 entries- надува́тельство noun (act or conduct of an impostor)
Spanish
1 entries- impostura noun (act or conduct of an impostor)
Sample sentences
5 total sentences available.
In your manner of thinking, I err. But where is my imposture?
Source: tatoeba (8375777)
"Who would be born, whom you let live long enough? As soon as one of us emerges from the lot, we condemn him by the imposture", said Lounes Matoub in his song "There are plenty of them who talk about it".
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Among an unenlightened people every impoſture is likely to take place, for ignorance is the parent of credulity.
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