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Tartufe (Noun)

Meaning

A hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere).

Classification

Nouns denoting people.

Examples

  • He was notorious for being a tartufe, often sermonizing about moral integrity while secretly embezzling funds from the charity.
  • The politician presented himself as a devout figure, but many saw him as a tartufe for his corrupt dealings behind closed doors.
  • Her sudden show of religiosity was seen by some as a thinly veiled attempt to conceal her true nature, that of a tartufe using faith for personal gain.
  • The town's pastor claimed to be a man of God but was revealed to be a tartufe, using the church's funds for his own lavish lifestyle.
  • Many voters felt that the candidate was a tartufe, leveraging his professed piety to sway the polls while hiding his more unsavory intentions.

Synonyms

  • Tartuffe

Hypernyms

  • Phoney
  • Pretender
  • Dissimulator
  • Hypocrite
  • Phony
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