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punic faith

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punic faith

Punic faith

Noun

punic faith (uncountable)

(archaic) Treachery, deceitfulness, bad faith.
- 1865 July 14, "Bright on Parliamentary Reform ↗," New York Times (retrieved 6 Aug 2014):
  Mr. Bright . . . speaks in the following terms, in his address to his constituents, of the Punic faith of the Palmerston-Russell Administration on the question of reform: " . . . The House which was returned at that election has been disloyal to its pledges, and has neglected its first duty."
- 1944 Oct. 9, "[http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,803354,00.html Education: International Insults]," Time (retrieved 6 Aug 2014):
  The Carthaginians, in the Roman view, were treacherous fellows. "Punica fides" ("Punic faith") became Latin for double-dealing.

Punic Faith

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punic faith

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