tar·tuffe also tar·tufe (tär-t f , -t f)n. A hypocrite, especially one who affects religious piety. [After the protagonist of Tartuffe, a play by Molière.] tar·tuf fe·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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| Noun | 1. | 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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