Tartuffe

[ tahr-toof, -toof; French tar-tyf ]
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noun,plural Tar·tuffes [tahr-toofs, -toofs; French tar-tyf] /tɑrˈtʊfs, -ˈtufs; French tarˈtüf/ for 2.
  1. (italics) a comedy (1664–69) by Molière.

  2. Also Tar·tufe .(often lowercase) a hypocritical pretender to piety.

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Tartuffe

Tartufe

/ (tɑːˈtʊf, -ˈtuːf) /


noun
  1. a person who hypocritically pretends to be deeply pious

Origin of Tartuffe

1
from the character in the Molière's comedy Tartuffe (1664)

Derived forms of Tartuffe

  • Tartuffian or Tartufian, adjective

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