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Meaning of cautel | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
/ˈkɔːtəl/

Definitions

  1. deceit
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  2. caution; prudence; wariness
    countable, obsolete, uncountable
  3. A traditional caution or written direction about the proper manner of administering the sacraments.
    countable, uncountable

Examples

“Perhaps he loves you now, And now no soil nor cautel doth besmirch The virtue of his will”
“Here come institution, by your blasphemous sacrifice, in all cautels and provisions of the Mass”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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