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tartuffe
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[tɑːˈtuːf], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a religious hypocrite, or a hypocritical pretender to excellence of any kind
(e.g: he has proven himself a Tartuffe of the highest order)
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Origin
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from the name of the principal character (a religious hypocrite) in Molière's Tartuffe (1664)
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