perfidy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: perfidy	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for perfidy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
perfidy n betrayal of a trust [syn: perfidy, perfidiousness, treachery] an act of deliberate betrayal Synonym(s): treachery, betrayal, treason, perfidy
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Perfidy \Per"fidy\ (p[etil]r"f[icr]d[ycr]), n.; pl. {Perfidies} (-d[icr]z). [L. perfidia, fr. L. perfidus faithless; per (cf. Skr. par[be] away) + fides faith: cf. F. perfidie. See {Faith}.] The act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust reposed; faithlessness; treachery. The ambition and perfidy of tyrants. --Macaulay. His perfidy to this sacred engagement. --DeQuincey.