tartufe Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a hypocrite who pretends to religious piety (after the protagonist in a play by Moliere)
    Tartuffe.

WordNet

Tar*tuffe", Tar*tufe" noun (Also<
  • Tartuffe
  • Tartufe
)
Etymology
F. tartufe.
Definitions
  1. A hypocritical devotee. See the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction.

Webster 1913