tartuffery
[tahr-toof-uh-ree, -too-fuh-]
/ tɑrˈtʊf ə ri, -ˈtu fə- /
NOUN
hypocrisy
Synonyms
WEAK
affectation
bad faith
bigotry
cant
casuistry
deceit
deception
dishonesty
display
dissembling
dissimulation
double-dealing
duplicity
false profession
falsity
fraud
glibness
imposture
insincerity
irreverence
lie
lip service
mockery
pharisaicalness
pharisaism
phoniness
pietism
quackery
sanctimoniousness
sanctimony
speciousness
two-facedness
unctuousness
Example Sentences
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Every nation has its own "Tartuffery," and calls that its virtue.—One does not know—cannot know, the best that is in one.
From Beyond Good and Evil by Zimmern, Helen
