HYPOCRISY


Meaning of HYPOCRISY in English

n.

Pronunciation: hi- ' pä-kr ə -s ē also h ī -

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -sies

Etymology: Middle English ypocrisie, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin hypocrisis, from Greek hypokrisis act of playing a part on the stage, hypocrisy, from hypokrinesthai to answer, act on the stage, from hypo- + krinein to decide ― more at CERTAIN

Date: 13th century

1 : a feigning to be what one is not or to believe what one does not especially : the false assumption of an appearance of virtue or religion

2 : an act or instance of hypocrisy

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.