mendaciloquence

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English

Etymology

From Latin mendācitās (falsehood), and -loquence from Latin loquor (to speak).

Noun

mendaciloquence (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete, rare) The action of telling lies in an artful way
    • 2003, Charles William Heckethorn, London Souvenirs:
      "Every member was to wear a blue cap with a red feather in it; before admittance he had to give proof of his powers of mendaciloquence; during club hours [] "