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Hypocrite

American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

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One who, like a stage-player, feigns to be what he is not. The epithet is generally applied to those who assume the appearance of virtue or piety, without possessing the reality. Our Savior accused the Pharisees of hypocrisy, Luke 12:1 .

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Rand, W. W. Entry for 'Hypocrite'. American Tract Society Bible Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​ats/​h/hypocrite.html. 1859.
 
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