tartuffe

Definitions


[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)


Phrases:

Origin:
from the name of the principal character (a religious hypocrite) in Molière's Tartuffe (1664)




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