practise+imposture
1juggle — I. v. n. 1. Conjure, play tricks, practise jugglery, practise legerdemain. 2. Practise artifice, practise imposture, cheat. II. n. 1. Trick, piece of legerdemain. 2. Trick, imposture, imposition, deception, cheat, fraud …
2cheat — I. v. a. Defraud, trick, deceive, dupe, gull, overreach, jockey, cozen, chouse, outwit, bamboozle, circumvent, delude, hoodwink, beguile, mislead, cajole, inveigle, gammon, impose upon, take in, swindle, victimize, practise on, entrap, ensnare,… …
3French Directory — Executive Government of the First French Republic In office 2 November 1795 – 10 November 1799 Preceded by National Convention Succeeded by French Consulate with Napoleon Bonaparte as First Con …
4Spiritism — • History and methods of Spiritism (here distinguished from Spiritualism) and the dangers inherent in its practice and beliefs Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spiritism Spiritism …
5Witchcraft — • As commonly understood, involves the idea of a diabolical pact or at least an appeal to the intervention of the spirits of evil Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Witchcraft Witchcraft …
6Mary Toft — Mary Toft, in an engraving based on a painting by John Laguerre in 1726 Born …
7chouse — I. v. a. Deceive, cheat, trick, delude, defraud, swindle, dupe, gull, bamboozle, cozen, overreach, circumvent, beguile, hoodwink, victimize, take in, impose upon, put upon, practise upon, play upon. II. n. 1. Dupe, tool, gull, simpleton, cully. 2 …
