All 3 Uses

deception
in
Murder in the Cathedral
(Auto-generated)

This man is obstinate, blind, intent On self-destruction, Passing from deception to deception, From grandeur to grandeur to final illusion, Lost in the wonder of his own greatness, The enemy of society, enemy of himself.†
Chpt 1

deception = the act of lying to or misleading someone; or something that misleads
This man is obstinate, blind, intent On self-destruction, Passing from deception to deception, From grandeur to grandeur to final illusion, Lost in the wonder of his own greatness, The enemy of society, enemy of himself.†
Chpt 1
Ambition fortifies the will of man to become ruler over other men: it operates with deception, cajolery, and violence, it is the action of impurity upon impurity.†
Chpt 1 *

Definitions:

(1) (deception)
the act of lying to or misleading someone; or something that misleads
(2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)