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tartuffe

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A hypocrite, especially one who affects religious piety.

[After the protagonist of Tartuffe, a play by Molière.]

tartuffery tar·tuf'fe·ry n.
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noun

    A person who practices hypocrisy: hypocrite, pharisee, phony. See honest/dishonest.

 
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)
  Synonym: Tartufe

 
 

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