hyp·o·crite (h p  -krt )n. A person given to hypocrisy. [Middle English ipocrite, from Old French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hupocrit  s, actor, from hupokr nesthai, to play a part, pretend; see hypocrisy.] |
hypocrite [ˈhɪpəkrɪt]
n
a person who pretends to be what he is not
[from Old French ipocrite, via Late Latin, from Greek hupokritēs one who plays a part, from hupokrinein to feign, from krinein to judge]
hypocritical adj
hypocritically adv
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  hypocrite - a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motivesbeguiler, cheater, deceiver, trickster, slicker, cheat - someone who leads you to believe something that is not true Tartufe, Tartuffe - a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere) whited sepulcher, whited sepulchre - a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous |
hypocrite
noun fraud, deceiver, pretender, charlatan, impostor, pharisee, dissembler, Tartuffe, Pecksniff, Holy Willie, whited sepulchre, phoney or phony (informal) The magazine wrongly suggested he was a liar and a hypocrite.
Quotations
"Their sighan', cantan', grace-proud faces,"
"Their three-mile prayers, and half-mile graces" [Robert Burns To the Rev. John M'Math]
"Their sighan', cantan', grace-proud faces,"
"Their three-mile prayers, and half-mile graces" [Robert Burns To the Rev. John M'Math]
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