Definition of Imposition

Impiety

IMPOSITION noun

	The act of blessing or consecrating by the laying on of hands -- a ceremony common to many ecclesiastical systems, but performed with the frankest sincerity by the sect known as Thieves. 'Lo! by the laying on of hands,' Say parson, priest and dervise, 'We consecrate your cash and lands To ecclesiastical service. No doubt you'll swear till all is blue At such an imposition. Do.' Pollo Doncas

		definition from: *The Devil's Dictionary* by Ambrose Bierce, 1911

Impostor

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