Hypocrite

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  • noun. A person given to hypocrisy.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. One who assumes a false appearance; one who feigns to be what he is not, or to feel or believe what he does not actually feel or believe; especially, a false pretender to virtue or piety.
  • noun. Synonyms Dissembler, Hypocrite (see dissembler); Pharisee, formalist, cheat.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. One who plays a part; especially, one who, for the purpose of winning approbation of favor, puts on a fair outside seeming; one who feigns to be other and better than he is; a false pretender to virtue or piety; one who simulates virtue or piety.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • 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
    • Word Usage
    "The inherent contradiction in this line of thinking renders the term hypocrite too gentle."
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    beguiler  cheat  cheater  deceiver  slicker  
    Hyponym
    Words that are more specific
    Tartuffe  charmer  smoothie  smoothy  sweet talker  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    blackguard  cad  charlatan  drunkard  fanatic  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Holy Willie  Joseph Surface  Mawworm  Pecksniff  Pharisee  
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