
[Middle English ipocrite, from Old French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hupocritēs, actor, from hupokrīnesthai, to play a part, pretend. See hypocrisy.]
n.
One who, professing virtues that he does not respect, secures the advantage of seeming to be what he depises.
A hypocrite is the kind of politician who would cut down a redwood tree, then mount the stump and make a speech for conservation.
— Adlai Stevenson (1900-1965)
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Nederlands (Dutch)
hypocriet, schijnheilig
Français (French)
n. - hypocrite
Deutsch (German)
n. - Scheinheiliger, Heuchler
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - υποκριτής
Português (Portuguese)
n. - hipócrita (m) (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - hipócrita
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - hycklare, hypokrit
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
伪君子, 伪善者
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 偽君子, 偽善者
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) مرائي, منافق
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - צבוע, מתחסד
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