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Greek

5273. hupokrites -- one who answers, an actor, a hypocrite
... Phonetic Spelling: (hoop-ok-ree-tace') Short Definition: a hypocrite, dissembler
Definition: (lit: a stage-player), a hypocrite, dissembler, pretender. ...
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4112. plastos -- formed, molded
... The idea is, therefore, of words moulded at will to suit their vain imaginations" (,
329). These are spun by a "pretender" (ie someone ). ...
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2333. Theudas -- Theudas, an Israelite
... of Speech: Noun, Masculine Transliteration: Theudas Phonetic Spelling: (thyoo-das')
Short Definition: Theudas Definition: Theudas, a Jewish pretender of date ...
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Library

A New Pretender
... Chapter XIII A NEW PRETENDER. A sudden wave of delight, a sudden rush of
blood through his veins, swept before it and away for that ...
/.../miller/the city of delight/chapter xiii a new pretender.htm

Epistle xx. To Maximus, Pretender (Præsumptorem) .
... Epistle XX. To Maximus, Pretender (Præsumptorem) . To Maximus, Pretender
(Præsumptorem) [1539] . Gregory to Maximus, Pretender in Salona. ...
/.../the epistles of saint gregory the great/epistle xx to maximus pretender.htm

Secret Sins
... Pretender, thou art fair to look upon; thy conduct outwardly upright, amiable, liberal,
generous and Christian; but thou dost indulge in some sin which the eye ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/secret sins.htm

A Prehistoric Conflict.
... The rightful prince of the earth is Jesus, the King's Son. There is a pretender
prince who was once rightful prince. He was guilty of a breach of trust. ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/gordon/quiet talks on prayer/a prehistoric conflict.htm

Greek and Jew
... "I pray you follow me.". The pretender breathed a relieved sigh and joined his
protector. ... Philadelphus the pretender was in the andronitis of a Greek house. ...
/.../miller/the city of delight/chapter viii greek and jew.htm

The visit and Homage of the Magi, and the Flight into Egypt
... he could believe the tidings, though a dread of their possibility might creep over
a nature such as Herod's; but the bare thought of a Pretender, with such ...
/.../the life and times of jesus the messiah/chapter viii the visit and.htm

Britain's Mercies, and Britain's Duty
... scene have shifted, and a melancholy gloomy prospect have succeeded in its room,
had the revels gained their point, and a popish abjured pretender been forced ...
/.../selected sermons of george whitefield/britains mercies and britains duty.htm

The Labours of John Cennick, 1739-1755.
... At first he was fiercely opposed. As the rebellion of the young Pretender had been
only recently quashed, the people were rather suspicious of new comers. ...
/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter xi the labours of.htm

Valerian and the Persecution under Him.
... and designing to make himself master of the Occident, marched with his son Macrianus
against Gallienus, but was met in Illyrium by the Pretender Aureolus (262 ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter x valerian and the persecution.htm

The Story of a Divine Tragedy
... The pretender started a little, but the increase of alarm on his face showed that
he realized next that here was a peril in this woman which he had overlooked. ...
//christianbookshelf.org/miller/the city of delight/chapter x the story of.htm

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant.

2. (n.) The pretender (Eng. Hist.), the son or the grandson of James II., the heir of the royal family of Stuart, who laid claim to the throne of Great Britain, from which the house was excluded by law.

3. (n.) One who pretends, simulates, or feigns.

Thesaurus

Pretender (1 Occurrence)
... 1. (n.) One who lays claim, or asserts a title (to something); a claimant. 2. (n.)
The pretender (Eng. ... Multi-Version Concordance Pretender (1 Occurrence). ...
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Pretended (9 Occurrences)

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Vain (141 Occurrences)
... Vain pretender! take the beam out of your own eye first, and then you will see
clearly to take the splinter out of your brother's eye. (WEY). ...
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Wizard (3 Occurrences)
... Easton's Bible Dictionary A pretender to supernatural knowledge and power,
"a knowing one," as the original Hebrew word signifies. ...
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Illuminate (1 Occurrence)
... 6. (a.) Enlightened. 7. (n.) One who enlightened; esp., a pretender to extraordinary
light and knowledge. Multi-Version Concordance Illuminate (1 Occurrence). ...
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Impostor (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) One who imposes upon others; a person who assumes
a character or title not his own, for the purpose of deception; a pretender. ...
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Mart (2 Occurrences)
... the coming of an employer with whom he might bargain for his services, usually by
the day (Matthew 20:1-16); (3) a place where the proud pretender could parade ...
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Marketplace (8 Occurrences)
... the coming of an employer with whom he might bargain for his services, usually by
the day (Matthew 20:1-16); (3) a place where the proud pretender could parade ...
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Market (24 Occurrences)
... the coming of an employer with whom he might bargain for his services, usually by
the day (Matthew 20:1-16); (3) a place where the proud pretender could parade ...
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Pretenders (2 Occurrences)

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Bible Concordance

Pretender (1 Occurrence)

Luke 6:42 How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take that splinter out of your eye,' when all the while you yourself do not see the beam in your own eye? Vain pretender! take the beam out of your own eye first, and then you will see clearly to take the splinter out of your brother's eye.
(WEY)

Subtopics

Pretender

Related Terms

Pretended (9 Occurrences)

Vain (141 Occurrences)

Wizard (3 Occurrences)

Illuminate (1 Occurrence)

Impostor (1 Occurrence)

Mart (2 Occurrences)

Marketplace (8 Occurrences)

Market (24 Occurrences)

Pretenders (2 Occurrences)