deceit
part of speech
noun (deceit, uncountable; a deceit)
meaning for a pupil
1) Deceit is making someone believe something that is not true, to trick them. tree →
2) A deceit is a trick or lie. tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Lying and trickery, which the prophets and wise books often name as a great sin. Interpretation: Tradition treats deceit as a serious wrong, and teaches that it is wrong to mislead anyone, even by false impressions. In the primary lessons: In ethics lessons, fairy tales (the wolf's deceit), Bible stories (Jacob's deceit), and friendship talk about honesty.
examples
- They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return. (Prophets JER.8.5, JPS 1917) tree →
- They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, and their belly prepareth deceit. (Writings JOB.15.35, JPS 1917) tree →
- He that breatheth forth truth uttereth righteousness; but a false witness deceit. (Writings PRO.12.17, JPS 1917) tree →
- The wolf's deceit fooled Little Red Riding Hood. tree →
- Friendships can't last with deceit. tree →
- His deceit was discovered. tree →
- Jacob won his father's blessing by deceit, the Bible tells. tree →
- She hated lies and deceit. tree →
- Honesty is the opposite of deceit. tree →
- The evil doer often comes to harm through his own deceit. tree →
note
Spelling: «ei» after c: deceit, deceive. Adjective: deceitful. Verb: deceive.
In the corpora
- They hold fast deceit, they refuse to return.
- Thy habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know Me, saith the LORD.
- Is it in the heart of the prophets that prophesy lies, and the prophets of the deceit of their own heart?
- As for the trafficker, the balances of deceit are in his hand.
- Thou destroyest them that speak falsehood; the LORD abhorreth the man of blood and of deceit.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «deceit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.