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# hypocrite

noun (hypocrite, hypocrites)

«hypocrite» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A person who says that others should behave in a good way but does not behave that way themselves, or pretends to be good when they are not. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrite/#m1)
2. (Bible) Jesus called some religious leaders hypocrites for praying to be seen rather than from the heart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrite/#m2)

### In the lessons

In ethics and stories it describes someone whose actions do not match their words. In Bible lessons Jesus warned against being a hypocrite. Phrases: a hypocrite, call someone a hypocrite, don't be a hypocrite.

### Examples

- He tells us not to eat sweets, but he eats them all the time — what a hypocrite! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrite/#x1)
- It would be hypocritical to shout at others for shouting. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrite/#x2)
- Jesus told people not to pray like the hypocrites, just to be seen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrite/#x3)
- She didn't want to be a hypocrite, so she started recycling too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrite/#x4)
- Calling someone a hypocrite is a strong accusation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrite/#x5)
- The story's hero discovers the king is a hypocrite. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrite/#x6)
- A hypocrite deceives no one but himself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrite/#x7)

### Note

Noun for the quality: hypocrisy. Adjective: hypocritical. Spelling: hypo-crite, with y. Pronounced HIP-o-krit.

## In Jewish tradition

In the JPS Job verse the word means a godless or flattering person who has no real faith, and who cannot stand before God.

**Interpretation.** Job says that someone false in heart could not dare to face God, so his willingness to face Him shows he is sincere. Tradition reads this as a trust that God sees the heart.

### Examples

- This also shall be my salvation, that a hypocrite cannot come before Him. (Writings JOB.13.16, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hypocrite/#x1)

### Note

Noun for the quality: hypocrisy. Adjective: hypocritical. Spelling: hypo-crite, with y. Pronounced HIP-o-krit.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «hypocrite» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrite/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hypocrite» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hypocrite.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «hypocrite» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/hypocrite/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«hypocrite» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/hypocrite.html) on Mova free.