tartuffe

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

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

From French tartuffe, from the protagonist Tartuffe (from Italian tartufo (“truffle”)) in the play of the same name by Molière. Doublet of tartufo.

(LLA 1) .50 *Moliere: Tartuffe. — The Enchiridion, Epictetus
Dorine in the Tartuffe is common-sense incarnate, though palpably a waiting-maid. — Complete Short Works of George Meredith, George Meredith
Pascal became a popular idol, and "Tartuffe grew pale before Escobar." — A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon : For the Use of Schools and Colleges, Lord, John

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