falsedom

English

Etymology

From Middle English falsedom, falsdom, equivalent to false + -dom.

Noun

falsedom (uncountable)

  1. The sphere or realm of falseness.
    • 2000, Peter Barry, Contemporary British Poetry and the City, page 75:
      Yet once more we enter the falsedom in scarlet and gold,
      attracted by automatic defrost function
      and full range of hostess trolleys available.
  2. (rare or archaic) Falsehood, deceit.
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