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prestige, noun

1650s, "trick, illusion, imposture"

from Latin praestigium "delusion, illusion"

in the early 19th century, used in the sense of "an illusion as to one's personal merit or importance; a flattering illusion"

prestigious, adjective

1540s, "practicing illusion or magic, juggling; deluding, deceptive"

from Latin praestigious "full of tricks," from praestigiae "juggler's tricks"

Until the 19th century - a derogatory sense

1895 - marked as obsolete in the Century Dictionary
1913 - "having dazzling influence"

prestige noun
  • standing or estimation in the eyes of people; weight or credit in general opinion
  • commanding position in people's minds

prestigious adjective
  • having prestige, honored
  • archaic: of, relating to, or marked by illusion, conjuring, or trickery

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Specific examples and quotes of prestige

Evidently, what used to be known as tricks, illusion, and imposture has become a commanding position in people's minds.

The primary usage of the word prestigious is a complete perversion of its original sense ("practicing illusion, deceptive, deluding").

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~☉~lucid definition; added layer of lucidity, or aethereal context
classic definition
artificium definition; usually words which have undergone a warped evolution, or a complete perversion of the original sense
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