noun
or tar·tufe (ˈ)tär|tu̇f, -|tüf
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French, from Tartufe, hypocritical hero of the play Tartufe (1669) by Molière (Jean Baptiste Poquelin) died 1673 French playwright
: a hypocritical pretender to religion ; broadly : hypocrite