His good sense had pointed out to him the artifices of the monks, and the gross absurdity of their miracles, wonders, and supposititious reliques.
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Supposititious — Sup*pos i*ti tious, a. [L. suppositicus. See {Supposition}.] 1. Fraudulently substituted for something else; not being what is purports to be; not genuine; spurious; counterfeit; as, a supposititious child; a supposititious writing. Bacon. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
supposititious — index presumptive, unfounded, unsupported Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
supposititious — supposititious, suppositious *supposed, reputed, putative, purported, conjectural, hypothetical Analogous words: pretended, simulated, feigned, shammed, counterfeited or counterfeit (see ASSUME): questionable, dubious, *doubtful: factitious,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
supposititious — [sə päz΄ə tish′əs] adj. [L suppositicius < suppositus: see SUPPOSITION] 1. substituted with intent to deceive or defraud; spurious; counterfeit 2. suppositional; hypothetical supposititiously adv … English World dictionary
supposititious — adjective Etymology: Latin suppositicius, from suppositus, past participle of supponere to substitute Date: 1610 1. a. fraudulently substituted ; spurious b. of a child (1) falsely presented as a genuine heir (2) illegitimate … New Collegiate Dictionary
supposititious — supposititiously, adv. supposititiousness, n. /seuh poz i tish euhs/, adj. 1. fraudulently substituted or pretended; spurious; not genuine. 2. hypothetical. [1605 15; < L suppositicius, equiv. to supposit(us) (ptp. of supponere; see SUPPOSITION)… … Universalium
supposititious — Synonyms and related words: Barmecidal, Barmecide, accounted as, affected, airy, alleged, apocryphal, apparent, apparitional, artificial, assumed, assumptive, autistic, baseborn, bastard, bogus, brummagem, chimeric, chimerical, colorable, colored … Moby Thesaurus
supposititious — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Fraudulently or deceptively imitative: bogus, counterfeit, fake, false, fraudulent, phony, sham, spurious, suppositious. See TRUE. 2. Presumed to be true, real, or genuine, especially on inconclusive grounds:… … English dictionary for students
supposititious — sup·pos·i·ti·tious || sə‚pÉ‘zɪ tɪʃəs / pÉ’z adj. false, counterfeit, not genuine; supposed … English contemporary dictionary
supposititious — [səˌpɒzɪ tɪʃəs] adjective substituted for the real thing; counterfeit. Derivatives supposititiously adverb supposititiousness noun Origin C17: from L. supposititius (from supponere to substitute ) + ous … English new terms dictionary
