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Noun Concept
Categories: Lying, Religious studies, Political concepts, Fiction, Deception
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noble lie  magnificent myth  Myth of the metals  parable of the metals  Pious lie
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In Plato's The Republic, a noble lie is a myth or a lie knowingly propagated by an elite to maintain social harmony. Wikipedia
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In Plato's The Republic, a noble lie is a myth or a lie knowingly propagated by an elite to maintain social harmony. Wikipedia
Untruth propagated to strengthen social harmony Wikidata
A myth or untruth, often of a religious nature, knowingly propagated by an elite to maintain social harmony or to advance an agenda. Wiktionary
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magnificent myth, Myth of the metals, Noble Lie, parable of the metals, Pious lie, Platonic lie, the noble lie

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