HYPOCRISY


Meaning of HYPOCRISY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ hi-ˈpä-krə-sē also ]

hī- noun

( 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's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.