hypocrisy
insincere words or actions
TRANSLATION
die Heuchelei, die Scheinheiligkeit
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"Hillary's hypocrisy. Why did the first lady put New York's dairy cartel before the interests of children, and why doesn't anyone care?"
(David Horowitz in Salon.com, July 14, 1999)
(David Horowitz in Salon.com, July 14, 1999)
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Etymology: is from the Middle English ypocrisie, from Old French, from Late Latin hypocrisis, from Greek hypokrisis act of playing a part on the stage, hypocrisy, from hypokrinesthai to answer, act on the stage, from hypo- + krinein to decide
Date: 13th century
1: a pretending to be what one is not or to believe what one does not; especially: the false assumption of an appearance of virtue or religion
2: an act or instance of hypocrisy
(adapted from Merriam-Webster)
Note: Someone who practices hypocrisy is a hypocrite.
Etymology: is from the Middle English ypocrisie, from Old French, from Late Latin hypocrisis, from Greek hypokrisis act of playing a part on the stage, hypocrisy, from hypokrinesthai to answer, act on the stage, from hypo- + krinein to decide
Date: 13th century
1: a pretending to be what one is not or to believe what one does not; especially: the false assumption of an appearance of virtue or religion
2: an act or instance of hypocrisy
(adapted from Merriam-Webster)
Note: Someone who practices hypocrisy is a hypocrite.
