Hypocrite
//ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt// noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.
"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward."
- 2 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 wordnet
Example
More examples"He went as far as to call you a hypocrite."
Etymology
From Old French ypocrite (Modern French hypocrite), from Latin hypocrita, from Ancient Greek ὑποκριτής (hupokritḗs, “actor, hypocrite”), from ὑποκρίνομαι (hupokrínomai, “I answer, act, feign”). Displaced native Old English līċettere.
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