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Tartuffe

 [tahr-toof, -toof; Fr. tar-tyf]   Origin

Tar·tuffe

   [tahr-toof, -toof; Fr. tar-tyf]
noun, plural Tar·tuffes  [-toofs, -toofs; Fr. -tyf] for 2.
1.
(italics) a comedy (1664–69) by Molière.
2.
Also, Tar·tufe. (often lowercase) a hypocritical pretender to piety.
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Tartuffe or Tartufe (tɑːˈtʊf, -ˈtuːf, tɑːˈtʊf, -ˈtuːf)
 
—n
a person who hypocritically pretends to be deeply pious
 
[from the character in the Molière's comedy Tartuffe (1664)]
 
Tartufe or Tartufe
 
—n
 
[from the character in the Molière's comedy Tartuffe (1664)]
 
Tar'tuffian or Tartufe
 
—adj
 
Tar'tufian or Tartufe
 
—adj

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Tartuffe
"pretender to piety," 1676, from name of principal character in comedy by Molière (1664), apparently from O.Fr. tartuffe "truffle," chosen for suggestion of concealment (Tartuffe is a religious hypocrite).
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