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hypocrisy
hy·poc·ri·sy H0365300 (hĭ-pŏk′rĭ-sē)n. pl. hy·poc·ri·sies 1. The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness.2. An act or instance of such falseness.
[Middle English ipocrisie, from Old French, from Late Latin hypocrisis, play-acting, pretense, from Greek hupokrisis, from hupokrīnesthai, to play a part, pretend : hupo-, hypo- + krīnesthai, to explain, middle voice of krīnein, to decide, judge; see krei- in Indo-European roots.]hypocrisy (hɪˈpɒkrəsɪ) n, pl -sies1. the practice of professing standards, beliefs, etc, contrary to one's real character or actual behaviour, esp the pretence of virtue and piety2. an act or instance of thishy•poc•ri•sy (hɪˈpɒk rə si)
n., pl. -sies. 1. the false profession of desirable or publicly approved qualities, beliefs, or feelings, esp. a pretense of having virtues, moral principles, or religious beliefs that one does not really possess. 2. an act or instance of hypocrisy. [1175–1225; Middle English ipocrisie < Old French < Late Latin hypocrisis < Greek hypókrisis playacting =hypokri(nesthai) to play a part, explain (hypo- hypo- + krinein to distinguish, separate) + -sis -sis] hypocrisythe condition of a person pretending to be something he is not, especially in the area of morals or religion; a false presentation of belief or feeling. — hypocrite, n. — hypocritic, hypocritical, adj.See also: Lies and LyingHypocrisy (See also PRETENSE.) carry fire in one hand and water in the other To be duplicitous, to engage in double-dealing; to be two-faced, to speak with forked tongue. The expression comes from Plautus; it continues “to bear a stone in one hand, a piece of bread in the other.” Thus, the expression indicates that a person is prepared to act in totally contradictory ways to achieve his purposes. crocodile tears Pretended or insincere tears, hypocritical weeping, false sorrow. Legend has it that a crocodile sheds tears and moans in order to lure passers-by into its clutches, and then, still weeping, devours them. A person who feigns deep sorrow in order to impress others or gain their sympathy is thus said to cry crocodile tears. This expression, in use since 1563, is found in Shakespeare’s Henry VI, (Part II): Gloucester’s show Beguiles him, as the mournful crocodile
With sorrow snares relenting passengers. (III, i) give pap with a hatchet To do or say a kind thing in an unkind way; to administer punishment under the guise of an act of kindness or generosity. This expression derives from the title of an anonymous pamphlet published in 1589 and attributed to John Lyly. The image of an infant being fed with a hatchet gives the phrase its obvious ironic tone. The recipient experiences more harm than good, thus undercutting any illusion of good intentions and suggesting the possibility of duplicity at play. He that so old seeks for a nurse so young, shall have pap with a hatchet for his comfort! (Alexander Niccoles, A Discourse of Marriage and Wiving, 1615) This expression usually indicates a disparity between reality and appearances, intentions, or expectations. mote in the eye See IMPERFECTION. odor of sanctity See VIRTUOUSNESS. strain at a gnat and swallow a camel To make a great commotion about an insignificant matter while accepting grave faults and injustices without a murmur; to complain vociferously about minor transgressions while committing deplorable offenses. This expression originated in Christ’s castigation of the hypocritical Pharisees: Ye blind guides, which strain at a gnat, and swallow a camel. Woe unto you … for ye make clean the outside of the cup and platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess. (Matthew 23:24-25) In this expression, gnat alludes to semething small and insignificant, while camel refers to something large or bulky which is difficult to “swallow” or accept. Can we believe that your government strains in good earnest at the petty gnats of schism, when it makes nothing to swallow the Camel heresy of Rome. (John Milton, Church Government, 1641) talk out of both sides of one’s mouth To espouse conflicting, contradictory points of view; to be inconsistent and hypocritical. This expression can be said of one who is two-faced or wishy-washy and afraid to take a stand. Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | hypocrisy - an expression of agreement that is not supported by real convictionlip servicedissembling, feigning, pretense, pretence - pretending with intention to deceivecrocodile tears - a hypocritical display of sorrow; false or insincere weeping; "the secretaries wept crocodile tears over the manager's dilemma"; "politicians shed crocodile tears over the plight of the unemployed" | | 2. | hypocrisy - insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really haveinsincerity, falseness, hollowness - the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocriticalsanctimoniousness, sanctimony - the quality of being hypocritically devoutsmarminess, unctuousness, unction, fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness - smug self-serving earnestness |
hypocrisynoun insincerity, pretence, deceit, deception, cant, duplicity, dissembling, falsity, imposture, sanctimoniousness, phoniness (informal), deceitfulness, pharisaism, speciousness, two-facedness, phariseeism He accused newspapers of hypocrisy in their treatment of the story.
honesty, sincerity, truthfulnessQuotations
"Hypocrisy is a tribute which vice pays to virtue" [Duc de la Rochefoucauld Réflexions ou Sentences et Maximes Morales]
"I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked and being really good all the time. That would be hypocrisy" [Oscar Wilde The Importance of Being Earnest]
"Why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?" Bible: St. Matthew
"hypocrisy, the only evil that walks"
"Invisible, except to God alone" [John Milton Paradise Lost]hypocrisynounA show or expression of feelings or beliefs one does not actually hold or possess:pharisaism, phoniness, sanctimoniousness, sanctimony, tartuffery, two-facedness.Translationshypocrisy (hiˈpokrəsi) noun the act or state of pretending to be better than one is or to have feelings or beliefs which one does not actually have. 偽善 伪善hypocrite (ˈhipəkrit) noun a person who is guilty of hypocrisy. 偽君子 伪君子ˌhypoˈcritical (hipəˈkri-) adjective 偽善的 伪善的ˌhypoˈcritically adverb 偽善地 伪善地Hypocrisy
HypocrisySee also Pretension.Alcestejudged most social behavior as hypocritical. [Fr. Lit.: Le Misanthrope]Ambrosioself-righteous abbot of the Capuchins at Madrid. [Br. Lit.: Ambrosio, or The Monk]Angeloexternally austere but inwardly violent. [Br. Lit.: Measure for Measure]Archimagoenchanter, disguised as hermit, wins confidence of Knight. [Br. Lit.: Faerie Queene]Arsinoéfalse prude. [Fr. Lit.: The Misanthrope]Atar Gultrusted domestic; betrays those he serves. [Fr. Lit.: Atar Gul, Walsh Modern, 32]Bigotes12th-century French order regarded as hypocritical. [Fr. Hist.: Espy, 99]BlifilAllworthy’s nephew; talebearer and consummate pietist. [Br. Lit.: Tom Jones]Blood, Col. Thomas(1628–1680) false in honor and religion. [Br. Lit.: Peveril of the Peak, Walsh Modern, 61]Boulanger, RalphEmma’s lover pretends repentance to avoid commitment. [Fr. Lit.: Madame Bovary]Boynton, Egeriareligious charlatan. [Am. Lit.: Undiscovered Country]Buncombe Countyinsincere speeches made solely to please this constituency by its representative, 1819–1821. [Am. Usage: Misc.]Célimèneridicules people when absent; flatters them when present. [Fr. Lit.: Le Misanthrope]Cantwell, Dr.lives luxuriously by religious cant. [Br. Lit.: The Hypocrite, Brewer Handbook, 175]Chadband, Rev.pharisaic preacher; thinks he’s edifying his hearers. [Br. Lit.: Bleak House]Christian, Edwardconspirator; false to everyone. [Br. Lit.: Peveril of the Peak, Walsh Modern, 96]crocodile tearscrocodile said to weep after devouring prey. [Western Folklore: Jobes, 383; Mercatante, 9–10]Dimmesdale, Arthuracted the humble minister for seven years while former amour suffered. [Am. Lit.: The Scarlet Letter]Gallanbiles, thepretend piety on Sabbath but demand dinner. [Br. Lit.: Nicholas Nickleby]Gantry, Elmerranting preacher succumbs to alcohol, fornication, theft, and cowardice. [Am. Lit.: Elmer Gantry]Gashfordhumble manner masks sly, shirking character. [Br. Lit.: Barnaby Rudge]Goneril and Reganto inherit their father’s possessions they falsely profess great love for him. [Br. Drama: Shakespeare King Lear]Haskell, Eddiegentleman with adults, troublemaker behind their backs. [TV: “Leave it to Beaver” in Terrace, II, 18–19]Heep, Uriahthe essence of insincerity. [Br. Lit.: David Copperfield]Honeythunder, Lukehis philanthropy hid animosity. [Br. Lit.: Edwin Drood]Mandersself-righteous pastor agrees to blackmail. [Nor. Lit.: Ghosts]Martext, Sir Olivera “most vile” hedge-priest. [Br. Lit.: As You Like It]Mawwormsanctimonious preacher. [Br. Lit.: The Hypocrite, Brewer Handbook, 687]Mr. By-endsembraces religion when it is easy to practice and to his advantage. [Br. Lit.: Bunyan Pilgrim’s Progress]newspeakofficial speech of Oceania; language of contradictions. [Br. Lit.: 1984]Pecksniffpretentious, unforgiving architect of double standards. [Br. Lit.: Martin Chuzzlewit]Phariseessanctimonious lawgivers do not practise what they preach. [N.T.: Matthew 3:7; 23:1–15; Luke 18:9–14]Potemkin villagefalse fronts constructed to deceive. [Russ. Hist.: Espy, 339]Sainte Nitouchesanctimonious and pretentious person (Fr. n’y touche). [Fr. Usage: Brewer Dictionary, 760]Snawleysanctimonious hypocrite; placed stepsons in Dotheboys Hall. [Br. Lit.: Nicholas Nickleby]Square, Mr.Tom’s tutor; spouts hypocritically about the beauty of virtue. [Br. Lit.: Tom Jones]Surface, Josephpays lip service to high principles while engaging in treacherous intrigues. [Br. Drama: Sheridan The School for Scandal]Tartuffeswindles benefactor by pretending religious piety. [Fr. Lit.: Tartuffe]Vicar of Braychanges religious affiliation to suit reigning monarch. [Br. Folklore: Walsh Classical, 61]Walruswept in sympathy for the oysters he and the Carpenter devoured. [Br. Lit.: Lewis Carroll Through the Looking-Glass]Whelp, thenickname for hypocritical Tom Gradgrind. [Br. Lit.: Hard Times]whited sepulchresanalogy in Jesus’s denunciation of Pharisees’ sanctimony. [N.T.: Matthew 23:27]hypocrisy
Synonyms for hypocrisynoun insinceritySynonyms- insincerity
- pretence
- deceit
- deception
- cant
- duplicity
- dissembling
- falsity
- imposture
- sanctimoniousness
- phoniness
- deceitfulness
- pharisaism
- speciousness
- two-facedness
- phariseeism
Antonyms- honesty
- sincerity
- truthfulness
Synonyms for hypocrisynoun a show or expression of feelings or beliefs one does not actually hold or possessSynonyms- pharisaism
- phoniness
- sanctimoniousness
- sanctimony
- tartuffery
- two-facedness
Synonyms for hypocrisynoun an expression of agreement that is not supported by real convictionSynonymsRelated Words- dissembling
- feigning
- pretense
- pretence
- crocodile tears
noun insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really haveRelated Words- insincerity
- falseness
- hollowness
- sanctimoniousness
- sanctimony
- smarminess
- unctuousness
- unction
- fulsomeness
- oiliness
- oleaginousness
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