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tartuffe
CIDE DICTIONARY
tartuffe, n. [F. tartufe.].
A hypocritical devotee. See the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. [1913 Webster]
THESAURUS
tartuffe
Holy Willie, Joseph Surface, Mawworm, Pecksniff, Pharisee, affecter, canter, canting hypocrite, dissembler, dissimulator, fair-weather friend, false friend, formalist, hypocrite, lip server, lip worshiper, mealymouth, pharisee, phony, pietist, pious fraud, poser, ranter, religionist, religious hypocrite, sanctimonious fraud, sniveler, snuffler, spiritual humbug, summer soldier, whited sepulcherFor further exploring for "tartuffe" in Webster Dictionary Online