What is "hypocrite"

Usage examples of "hypocrite".

This earl was a great hypocrite, a pretender to the strictest religion, an encourager of the Puritans, and founder of hospitals.

Of course, if we merely abreact them each day and repeat them again the next, we are not doing ourselves very much good, for although we may have neutralised that particular portion of karma, we are acquiring plenty more of an even more unpleasant nature, for we are making sure of a place for ourselves in the hell reserved for hypocrites, and anything more painful than the unmasking of a hypocrite to the depths of his selfish and cowardly soul it is hard to imagine.

Just as then Van was hypocrite enough to treat Cordula as a whore and to be wildly jealous of her relations with Ada, so now he caresses Cordula under the dining-car table as he seeks from her the address of one rival and thinks of accosting a whore while looking out for the other rival he hopes to destroy.

But as she stepped behind Sidney himself who walked alone she looked quickly around, feeling relieved that Sidra had not been such a hypocrite as to come today.

Who is hated by the spewers of foolishness and the hypocrites, but sought out by the honest, those willing to study .

He was treasurer of the Adventurers, one of their most active and intelligent men, but proved a rascal and a canting hypocrite.

Their Surprise at Finding Me a Model of Devotion--Bavois Lures Me Back to My Former Way of Living--De la Haye a Thorough Hypocrite-- Adventure with the Girl Marchetti--I Win a Prize in the Lottery--I Meet Baletti--De la Haye Leaves M.

I know well that prudes and hypocrites, if they ever read these Memoirs, will be scandalized at the poor lady, but in shewing her person so readily she avenged herself on the malady which had disfigured her.

What hypocrites, Dain thought angrily, to forbid the upland Mandrians to utilize proper magical safeguards against Nonkind raids, while the churchmen did as they pleased here safely south of the Charva River.

But suppose a man does play the hypocrite so as to deceive the officers, who know him as well as any employer knows his workmen or any teacher knows his scholars, and deceives the independent board so as to get a parole.

The Left sees in the PM a hypocrite, toady to corporate campaign donors, traitor to Labour Party ideals.

Thee that I am not as other men are, spiritually proud, formalists, hypocrites, or even as this Pharisee.

And when they shall hereafter be sentenced, as hypocrites, to the lowest gulf of hell, below Christian and Jew, magician and idolater, and condemned to eat the fruit of the tree Yacoun, which is the heads of demons, to themselves, not to the Soldan, shall their guilt and their punishment be attributed.

Nor do we find any other than heathens, hypocrites, devils, and witches, that are of this opinion.

I verily believe that I should not have regained my senses if he had not called me a hypocrite, and said that he was certain I had already granted you my favours.