NOUN | person | Tartufe, Tartuffe | a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere) |
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Meaning | A hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere). | |
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Synonym | Tartuffe | |
Broader | hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, pretender | A 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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