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tartuffe
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tar·tuffe also tar·tufe  (tär-tf, -tf)
n.
A hypocrite, especially one who affects religious piety.

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

tar·tuffe·ry n.

Tartuffe, Tartufe [tɑːˈtʊf -ˈtuːf]
n
a person who hypocritically pretends to be deeply pious
[from the character in the comedy Tartuffe (1664) by the French dramatist Molière (1622-73)]
Tartuffian , Tartufian adj
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Noun1.Tartuffe - a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)
dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, phony, 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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