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  • noun Plural form of deceiver.

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Examples

  • With him are strength and wisdom, the deceived and the deceivers are his, Job xii.

    Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume II (Joshua to Esther) 1721

  • Answer, friend, they were called deceivers, and were not so; but you are rightly called so, as I have already showed, and shall show farther by and by.

    Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 John Bunyan 1658

  • Ah, now we learn that Muslim men, categorically and across the board, are "deceivers" like "serpents."

    01/17/2006 2006

  • Being a person of influence, "deceivers" (2Jo 7) were insinuating themselves into her family to seduce her and her children from the faith [Tirinus], whence John felt it necessary to write a warning to her.

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • Open the book from the Three Deceivers side and read about the "deceivers," then turn the book upside down and over and the title on the back is The Three Alternatives (to the deceivers.)

    Latest Articles 2010

  • This is a subculture of 'deceivers' in that it is a subculture that embraces claims that are not true - that are not supported by evidence and are embraced as true merely because, if true, they would provide a good reason to engage in behavior harmful to others.

    Planet Atheism 2008

  • "deceivers" and "usurpers" seeking to appropriate the group's ideals for political gain.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Huff TV 2010

  • "deceivers" and "usurpers" seeking to appropriate the group's ideals for political gain.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2010

  • "deceivers" and "usurpers" seeking to appropriate the group's ideals for political gain.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com 2010

  • "deceivers" and "usurpers" seeking to appropriate the group's ideals for political gain.

    The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Huff TV 2010

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