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hyp·o·crite

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–noun

1.	a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.

2.	a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, esp. one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.

[Origin: 1175–1225; ME ipocrite < OF < LL hypocrita < Gk hypokrits a stage actor, hence one who pretends to be what he is not, equiv. to hypokr(nesthai) (see hypocrisy) + -tés agent suffix

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—Related forms

hyp·o·crit·i·cal, adjective

hyp·o·crit·i·cal·ly, adverb

—Synonyms deceiver, dissembler, pretender, pharisee.

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hyp·o·crite Audio Help (hĭp'ə-krĭt') Pronunciation Key
n. A person given to hypocrisy.

[Middle English ipocrite, from Old French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hupocritēs, actor, from hupokrīnesthai, to play a part, pretend; see hypocrisy.]

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hypocrite
noun
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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hypocrite [ˈhipəkrit] noun

a person who is guilty of hypocrisy

Arabic:	مُراءٍ، مُنافِق
Chinese (Simplified):	伪君子
Chinese (Traditional):	偽君子
Czech:	pokrytec
Danish:	hykler
Dutch:	hypocriet, huichelaar, schijnheilige
Estonian:	silmakirjateener
Finnish:	tekopyhä
French:	hypocrite
German:	der, *die Heuchler(in)
Greek:	υποκριτής
Hungarian:	képmutató
Icelandic:	hræsnari
Indonesian:	orang munafik
Italian:	ipocrita

Japanese:	偽善者
Korean:	위선자
Latvian:	liekulis
Lithuanian:	veidmainis
Norwegian:	hykler, skinnhellig person
Polish:	hipokryta
Portuguese (Brazil):	hipócrita
Portuguese (Portugal):	hipócrita
Romanian:	ipocrit
Russian:	лицемер
Slovak:	pokrytec
Slovenian:	hinavec
Spanish:	hipócrita
Swedish:	hycklare
Turkish:	ikiyüzlü, *riyakâr kimse

See also: hypocrisy, "hypocrite" in any language

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Hypocrite

Dis*sem"bler\, n. One who dissembles; one who conceals his opinions or dispositions under a false appearance; a hypocrite.

It is the weakest sort of politicians that are the greatest dissemblers. --Bacon.

Priests, princes, women, no dissemblers here. --Pope.

Syn: Dissembler, Hypocrite.

Usage: A person is called a dissembler with reference to his concealment of his real character, and a hypocrite with reference to his assumption of a false character. But hypocrite is the stronger word, being commonly used to characterize a person who is habitually insincere and false, especially one who makes professions of goodness when his aims are selfish and his life corrupt.

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