HyperDic: tartufe

English > 1 sense of the word Tartufe:
NOUNperson Tartufe, Tartuffea hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)
English > Tartufe: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningA hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere).
SynonymTartuffe
Broaderhypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretenderA person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives

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