Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A hypocritical pretender to devotion; a hypocrite.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A hypocritical devotee. See the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)
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Examples
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At the very last minute, the king intervenes, and Tartuffe is condemned to prison.
Archive 2009-03-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009
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By the time Tartuffe is exposed and Orgon renounces him, Tartuffe has legal control of his finances and family, and is about to steal all of his wealth and marry his daughter — all at Orgon's own invitation.
Capsule Summaries of the Great Books of the Western World Jonathan Aquino 2009
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By the time Tartuffe is exposed and Orgon renounces him, Tartuffe has legal control of his finances and family, and is about to steal all of his wealth and marry his daughter — all at Orgon's own invitation.
Archive 2009-03-01 Jonathan Aquino 2009
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At the very last minute, the king intervenes, and Tartuffe is condemned to prison.
Capsule Summaries of the Great Books of the Western World Jonathan Aquino 2009
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Most often Tartuffe is made to appear under the ecclesiastical costume, but Mauriac assures us that this personage is found much more frequently in the midst of those supporting the theory of materialistic progress.
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The composer is Kansas native Kirke Mechem, whose previous operas include "Tartuffe," from the Molière comedy.
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At the University of Missouri, likewise, I was likewise cast in lead roles in various theater offerings: "The Visit", "The Miser", "Tartuffe", "Mary Stuart", and others.
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The original "Tartuffe," like the most of Molière's comedies, is written in rhymed verse.
Classic French Course in English William Cleaver Wilkinson
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The story of "Tartuffe" is briefly this: Tartuffe, the hero, is a pure villain.
Classic French Course in English William Cleaver Wilkinson
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A contemporary allusion to "Tartuffe," with more French manners implied: --
Classic French Course in English William Cleaver Wilkinson
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