Tartufe
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tar·tuffe
also tar·tufe (tär-to͝of′, -to͞of′)n.
A hypocrite, especially one who affects religious piety.
[After the protagonist of Tartuffe, , a play by Molière.]
tar·tuf′fe·ry n.
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Noun | 1. | Tartufe - a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere) dissembler, dissimulator, hypocrite, phoney, phony, pretender - 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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tartuffe
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