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Machination   /mˌækənˈeɪʃən/  /mˌæʃənˈeɪʃən/   Listen
Machination

noun
1.
A crafty and involved plot to achieve your (usually sinister) ends.  Synonym: intrigue.






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"Machination" Quotes from Famous Books



... outposts for any purpose other than for gain. And the trader's gain is the Indian's loss—for, few deal fairly. Therefore, when I came upon your big outfit upon the very threshold of MacNair's domain, I thought, of course, this was some new machination of the brute. Even now I do not understand—the expense, and all. The Indians cannot afford to pay ...
— The Gun-Brand • James B. Hendryx

... such places are cleansed and exorcised before being consecrated, that the enemy's power may be driven forth. And for the same reason churches defiled by shedding of blood or seed are reconciled: because some machination of the enemy is apparent on account of the sin committed there. And for this reason we read in the same distinction: "Wherever you find churches of the Arians, consecrate them as Catholic churches without ...
— Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) - From the Complete American Edition • Thomas Aquinas



Words linked to "Machination" :   priestcraft, intrigue, plot, game, machinate, secret plan



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