Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Misconception; misunderstanding; erroneous opinion.
- To judge wrongly; misconceive; form a false opinion about.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Misconception.
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- noun obsolete
misconception
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Examples
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The apostles, beating upon that general misconceit of the Jews about the kingdom of the
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. V. 1634-1716 1823
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When free forgiveness of sins, and life everlasting, is preached in Jesus Christ, without our works; when the mercy of God is proclaimed in its freedom and fulness, the heart of man is subject to a woful misconceit of Christ, as if by these a latitude were given, and a liberty proclaimed to men to live in sin.
The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Hugh Binning 1640
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But then again, there is a misconceit among people that this holy and spiritual walking is not of common obligation, but peculiar to the preachers of the gospel.
The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Hugh Binning 1640
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