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1. (n.) hypocrite
a person who practices hypocrisy, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME ipocrite < OF < LL hypocrita < Gk hypokritēs a stage actor, hence one who plays a part, hypocrite =hypokr&imacracute;(nesthai) (see hypocrisy ) +-tēs agent suffix)
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1. (noun) hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, phony, phoney, 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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1. (noun) hypocrite
sb whose behavior displays hypocrisy
***the hypocrites who say they believe in democracy while taking money from big business
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1. (noun) Hypocrite
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
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Sense: a person who is guilty of hypocrisy.
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 Afrikaans: huigelaar, skynheilige |
 Arabic: مُراءٍ، مُنافِق |
 Bulgarian: лицемер |
 Brazilian: hipócrita |
 Czech: pokrytec |
 German: der/die Heuchler(in) |
 Danish: hykler |
 Greek: υποκριτής |
 Spanish: hipócrita |
 Estonian: silmakirjateener |
 Farsi: رياكار |
 Finnish: tekopyhä |
 French: hypocrite |
 Hebrew: צָבוּע |
 Hindi: पाखण्डी |
 Croatian: licemjer |
 Hungarian: képmutató |
 Indonesian: orang munafik |
 Icelandic: hræsnari |
 Italian: ipocrita |
 Japanese: 偽善者 |
 Korean: 위선자 |
 Lithuanian: veidmainis |
 Latvian: liekulis |
 Malay: hipokrit |
 Dutch: hypocriet, huichelaar, sc |
 Norwegian: hykler, skinnhellig perso |
 Polish: hipokryta |
 Persian: رياكار |
 Pashto: ریاکار |
 Portuguese: hipócrita |
 Romanian: ipocrit |
 Russian: лицемер |
 Slovak: pokrytec |
 Slovenian: hinavec |
 Serbian: licemer |
 Swedish: hycklare |
 Thai: คนที่มือถือสากปากถือศีล |
 Turkish: ikiyüzlü/riyakâr kimse |
 Taiwanese: 偽君子 |
 Ukrainian: лицемір |
 Urdu: ریاکار ، مکار |
 Vietnamese: kẻ đạo đức giả |
 Chinese: 伪君子 |
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