- the title character, a religious hypocrite, of a satirical comedy (1664-69) by Molière
- [t-] a hypocrite
Origin of Tartuffe
French from Italian Tartufo, literally , a truffleTartuffe
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tartuffe
also tar·tufe
noun
A hypocrite, especially one who affects religious piety.
Origin of tartuffe
After the protagonist of Tartuffe , a play by MolièreRelated Forms:
- tar·tuf′fe·ry
noun
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Origin
French, from the protagonist Tartuffe in the play of the same name by Molière
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