TARTUFFE; TARTUFE

Tar *tuffe ", Tar *tufe ", n. Etym: [F. tartufe. ]

Tartuffe

Tar tuffe |tärˈto͞of ˌtɑrˈtuf | ▶noun literary or humorous a religious hypocrite, or a hypocritical pretender to excellence of any kind. [from the name of the principal character (a religious hypocrite ) in Molière 's Tartuffe (1664 ).] DERIVATIVES Tar tuf fer ie |-ˈto͞ofərē |(also Tartuffery ) noun

Tartuffe

Tartuffe |tɑːˈtuːf | ▶noun literary or humorous a religious hypocrite, or a hypocritical pretender to excellence of any kind. DERIVATIVES Tartufferie (also Tartuffery ) noun ORIGIN from the name of the principal character (a religious hypocrite ) in Molière 's Tartuffe (1664 ).

Tartüfferie

Tar tüf fe rie Substantiv, feminin bildungssprachlich , die |Tartüffer ie |die Tartüfferie; Genitiv: der Tartüfferie, Plural: die Tartüfferien französisch tartuf (f )erie Heuchelei