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# hypocrite

«hypocrite» in Mova's school dictionary: **A person who says that others should behave in a good way…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (hypocrite, hypocrites)

### meaning for a pupil

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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrite/#m2)

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrite/#x1)
- It would be hypocritical to shout at others for shouting. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrite/#x4)
- Calling someone a hypocrite is a strong accusation. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrite/#x5)
- The story's hero discovers the king is a hypocrite. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrite/#x6)
- A hypocrite deceives no one but himself. [tree →](https://md.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 the corpora

- [This also shall be my salvation, that a hypocrite cannot come before Him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/JOB.325/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «hypocrite» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/hypocrite/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.