misopinion
misopinion noun: a wrong opinion.
Noun
misopinion (plural misopinions)
- A wrong opinion.
- First, to convince the world of their misopinion of Gods servants.1636, John Gore (Rector of Wendenlofts, Essex.), The Way to Prosper, page 6
- He had been of good Fame and Honour in Court, accounted wise, yet he dealt in Witch-craft for revealing the future state of things, though for the general misopinion I find of the Presbyters against Judicial Astronomy, we may conceive him no otherwise liable to their idle censure therein.1656, William Sanderson, A compleat history of the lives and reigns of Maria queen of Scotland, And of her son and Successor James the Sixth, King of Scotland., page 102
Examples of misopinion in a sentence
- When we look upon errors, we are apt, as those that see through a mist, to think them greater than they are: every fault is a crime; every misopinion, a heresy.1808, Joseph Hall, Josiah Pratt, Works: Practical works, page 69:
- Nothing but ignorance is the mother of this misopinion.1839, Sir William Waller, Divine Meditations Upon Several Occasions, page 38:
Forms of misopinion
| plural | misopinions |
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Origin of misopinion
From mis- + opinion.
Questions about misopinion
- What does misopinion mean?
- Misopinion means a wrong opinion.
- How do you use misopinion in a sentence?
- When we look upon errors, we are apt, as those that see through a mist, to think them greater than they are: every fault is a crime; every misopinion, a heresy.
- What part of speech is misopinion?
- Misopinion is a noun.
- What is the plural of misopinion?
- The plural of misopinion is misopinions.
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