mendaciloquence

English

Etymology

From Latin mendācitās (“falsehood”), and -loquence from Latin loquor (“to speak”).

Noun

mendaciloquence (uncountable)

1. (obsolete, rare) The action of telling lies in an artful way
   • 2003, Charles William Heckethorn, London Souvenirs‎^[1]:

     "Every member was to wear a blue cap with a red feather in it; before admittance he had to give proof of his powers of mendaciloquence; during club hours […] "

Related terms

• mendaciloquent