tartuffe

tar·tuffe

also tar·tufe  (tär-to͝of′, -to͞of′)

n.

A hypocrite, especially one who affects religious piety.

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

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tar·tuf′fe·ry n.

Tartuffe

(tɑːˈtʊf; -ˈtuːf) or

Tartufe

n

a person who hypocritically pretends to be deeply pious

[from the character in the Molière's comedy Tartuffe (1664)]

Tarˈtuffian, Tarˈtufian adj

Tar•tuffe

or Tar•tufe

(tɑrˈtʊf, -ˈtuf)

n.

(often l.c.) a hypocritical pretender to piety.

[after the title character in a Molière play (1664)]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Tartuffe - a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere) Tartufe 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

tartuffe

also tartufe
noun

A person who practices hypocrisy:

hypocrite, pharisee, phony.