Hy·poc·ri·sy n.; pl. Hypocrisies The act or practice of a hypocrite; a feigning to be what one is not, or to feel what one does not feel; a dissimulation, or a concealment of one's real character, disposition, or motives; especially, the assuming of false appearance of virtue or religion; a simulation of goodness.
Hypocrisy is the necessary burden of villainy. --Rambler.
Hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue. --La Rochefoucauld (Trans. ).
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