Tartuffe
/tɑɹˈtuːf/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A religious hypocrite.
- 2 a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere) wordnet
Etymology
From French tartuffe, from the protagonist Tartuffe (from Italian tartufo (“truffle”)) in the play of the same name by Molière. Doublet of tartufo.