/ English Dictionary |
TARTUFFE
Pronunciation (US): | (GB): |
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)
Synonyms:
Tartufe; Tartuffe
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Tartuffe" is a kind of...):
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)