Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (n.) A bold claim, whether true or false; a presumptuous assertion; a right alleged or assumed; a holding out the appearance of possessing a certain character; as, pretensions to scholarship. 2. (n.) The act of pretending, or laying claim; the act of asserting right or title.

Multi-Version Concordance Pretension (1 Occurrence) 2 Corinthians 10:5 throwing down imaginations and every high thing that is exalted against the knowledge of God, and bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ; (See NIV)