hypocrite English · revision 169

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+ ==Pronunciation==
+ * IPA: /ˈhɪ.pə.kɹɪt/^(Wiktionary)
+ 
  ==Etymology==
− Recorded from c. 1200 as ''ypocrite''.^(Etymonline) From [[enm|ypocrite]],^(MW Collegiate)^(Etymonline) [[bor|fro|ypocrite]],^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) [[der|la-ecc|hypocrita]],^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) [[der|grc|ὑποκριτής|tr=hupokritḗs|t=stage actor; pretender, dissembler]],^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) from ''hupokrínesthai'' “to play a part, pretend”.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)
+ From [[enm|ypocrite]],^(MW Collegiate)^(Etymonline) [[bor|fro|ypocrite]],^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) [[der|la-ecc|hypocrita]],^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) [[der|grc|ὑποκριτής|tr=hupokritḗs|t=stage actor; pretender, dissembler]],^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989) from ''hupokrínesthai'' “to play a part, pretend”.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)
  
− The English word displaced Old English ''līċettere''.^(Wiktionary)
+ ==Earliest recorded meaning==
+ “A false pretender to virtue or religion” (c. 1200).^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)
+ 
+ ==Semantic evolution==
+ The Greek word first meant a stage actor, hence one who pretends to be what he is not.^(RHWU)^(Etymonline) In modern use the word applies to anyone whose actions contradict their stated beliefs or feelings.^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary) The English word displaced Old English ''līċettere''.^(Wiktionary)
+ 
+ ==Timeline==
+ * c. 1200 – ''ypocrite'', “a false pretender to virtue or religion”.^(Etymonline)^(OED 1989)
+ * c. 1380 – as an adjective, “hypocritical”.^(OED 1989)
+ 
+ ==Modern meaning==
+ ===Noun===
+ # A person who pretends to have virtues, beliefs, or feelings that they do not have.^(AHD)^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)
+ # A person whose actions contradict their stated beliefs.^(MW Collegiate)^(RHWU)^(Wiktionary)
+ 
+ ==Word family==
+ * [[hypocritical]]
+ * [[hypocritically]]
+ * [[superhypocrite]]
+ 
+ ==Related words==
+ * [[hypocrisy]]
  
  ==References==