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pretence Definition

pre·tence (prē tens, pri-; prētens′)

noun

Brit. pretense
pretence Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • democracy: In the end there was no pretense of democracy.
  • neutrality: Dublin makes no pretense of neutrality and always fights for Catholics ' .
  • impartiality: There was no pretense of impartiality the second time around.
  • piety: Another sleight is a pretense of extraordinary piety, that so people may admire them, and suck in their doctrine.
  • objectivity: None of the Gospels is a historical study, or makes any pretense of objectivity.
  • justice: Manifesting grace, He was given up to impious law without show of mercy or pretense of justice.

Preposition: that

  • people: The last taboo: to challenge the pretense that people are likeable - much less loveable.
  • everything: Facts and communication are required, not the pretense that everything is wonderful.

Converse of object

  • abandon: In Britain New Labor has abandoned any pretense of access to a common cultural formation for all.
  • drop: After a few weeks the SWP dropped the pretense of being involved in the Dispute at all.
  • maintain: Moreover, why did Prisoner 7 maintain the pretense for the rest of his life?
  • destroy: But they will succeed in destroying the last pretense that the health service is not being privatized.
  • make: The Psalms alone were extant in versions which made any pretense to be faithful.
  • stop: Will biblical " scholars " stop the pretense it is history?

Adjective modifier

  • false: I won't going into too much detail about the exact false pretense.
  • plausible: A trivial occurrence in the year 1222 furnished the court with a plausible pretense to exercise their resentment against the Londoners.
  • mere: Faith which refuses to obey the commands of the Savior is a mere pretense, and will never save the soul.
  • little: France has not only ignored the rules, but is making little pretense of caring.
  • such: One of the things I've always liked about the camps is that there is no such pretense.
  • fair: And what inclines one less to bear, she has no fair pretense of family or blood.