hypocrite
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Old French ypocrite, from Ecclesiastical Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής (hupokritēs, “actor, hypocrite”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrinomai, “I answer, act, feign”)
[edit] Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/
[edit] Noun
hypocrite (plural hypocrites)
- Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs. [from early 13th c.]
[edit] Translations
person practising hypocrisy
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[edit] French
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[edit] Adjective
hypocrite (epicene, plural hypocrites)
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Noun
hypocrite m. and f. (plural hypocrites)
[edit] Synonyms
- (informal) faux-cul, faux cul, faux jeton