noun
Etymology: so called from the simile applied by Jesus to the scribes and Pharisees, Mt 23:27 (AV)
: a person inwardly corrupt or wicked but outwardly or professedly virtuous or holy : hypocrite
noun
Etymology: so called from the simile applied by Jesus to the scribes and Pharisees, Mt 23:27 (AV)
: a person inwardly corrupt or wicked but outwardly or professedly virtuous or holy : hypocrite
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012