delation
Americannoun
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During the last three months of 1904 public opinion was diverted to the cognate question of the existence of masonic delation in the army.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various
It elevated delation to the rank of high religious duty.”
From A History of Freedom of Thought by Bury, J. B. (John Bagnell)
A violent debate arose on the question of expelling from the Legion of Honour certain members of that order, including a general officer, who had been involved in the delation scandal.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" by Various
The late Prefect however was not so prudent, and chose rather to encourage delation; but mark the consequence!
From After Waterloo: Reminiscences of European Travel 1815-1819 by Frye, Major W. E
This makes the encomiums conferred in this letter more significant, since they must have been bestowed after the delation against Albinus and Boethius.
From The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator by Hodgkin, Thomas
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