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hypocrites

hypocrites is the plural of hypocrite.

Meaning of hypocrite

Noun

hypocrite (plural hypocrites)

  1. Someone who practices hypocrisy, who pretends to hold beliefs, or whose actions are not consistent with their claimed beliefs.
    • And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 6:5

Proper noun capitalized: Hypocrites

Hypocrites

  1. The sixty-third sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.

Questions about hypocrites

What does hypocrites mean?
Hypocrites means the sixty-third sura (chapter) of the Qur'an.
What is hypocrites the plural of?
Hypocrites is the plural of hypocrite.
What part of speech is hypocrites?
Hypocrites is a proper noun.

Words near hypocrites in the dictionary

  1. hypocrite commit
  2. hypocrite commits
  3. hypocrite plant
  4. hypocrite plants
  5. hypocritely
  6. hypocrites
  7. hypocritic
  8. hypocritical
  9. hypocriticality
  10. hypocritically
  11. hypocriticalness

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