- hypocrisy
- [hɪˈpɒkrəsi]noun [C/U]behaviour in which someone pretends to be morally good or to believe something but does things that show that they are not sincere
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hypocrisy — hypocrisy, sanctimony, pharisaism, cant mean the pretense or affectation of being more virtuous or more religious than one actually is. The same differences in implications and connotations are found in their corresponding adjectives,… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Hypocrisy — • The pretension to qualities which one does not possess, or, more cognately to the scope of this article, the putting forward of a false appearance of virtue or religion Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hypocrisy Hypocrisy … Catholic encyclopedia
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Hypocrisy — Hy*poc ri*sy (h[i^]*p[o^]k r[i^]*s[y^]), n.; pl. {Hypocrisies} ( s[i^]z). [OE. hypocrisie, ypocrisie, OF. hypocrisie, ypocrisie, F. hypocrisie, L. hypocrisis, fr. Gr. ypo krisis the playing a part on the stage, simulation, outward show, fr. ypokr … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hypocrisy — c.1200, ipocrisie, from O.Fr. ypocrisie, from L.L. hypocrisis, from Gk. hypokrisis acting on the stage, pretense, from hypokrinesthai play a part, pretend, also answer, from hypo under (see SUB (Cf. sub )) + middle voice of krinein to sift,… … Etymology dictionary
hypocrisy — [hi päk′rə sē] n. pl. hypocrisies [ME ipocrisie < OFr < L hypocrisis, mimicry (in LL(Ec), pretended sanctity) < Gr hypokrisis, acting a part (in LXX and N.T., hypocrisy) < hypokrinesthai, to play a part < hypo , HYPO + krinesthai,… … English World dictionary
hypocrisy — I noun artfulness, charlatanism, charlatanry, deceit, deceitfulness, deception, dishonesty, dissembling, dissimulatio, double dealing, duplicity, false profession, falsification, fraud, fraudulence, fraus, front, guile, hollow pretense, imposture … Law dictionary
hypocrisy — [n] deceitfulness, pretense affectation, bad faith*, bigotry, cant, casuistry, deceit, deception, dishonesty, display, dissembling, dissimulation, double dealing, duplicity, false profession, falsity, fraud, glibness, imposture, insincerity,… … New thesaurus
hypocrisy — ► NOUN (pl. hypocrisies) ▪ the practice of claiming to have higher standards or beliefs than is the case. ORIGIN Greek hupokrisis acting of a theatrical part … English terms dictionary
