Hypocrisy, dissembling, feigning; a false or deceitful show.

The assuming of a false appearance of virtue or goodness, with dissimulation of real character or inclinations, esp. in respect of religious life…

Hypocrisy (personified in quot. 1425). to play the pope-holy: to behave hypocritically. Obsolete.

The character and spirit of the Pharisees as commonly depicted in the New Testament; formalism, legalism; self-righteousness; hypocrisy; an…

= Pharisaism, n.

= hypocrisy, n.

the state of being double-minded (in either sense).

the character or conduct of a Tartuffe, hypocrisy.

Language or behaviour reminiscent of Pecksniff (cf. Pecksniff, n.); hypocrisy, officiousness.

The quality of being Pecksniffian.

= Pecksniffery, n.

Hypocrisy, pretence; malicious gossip.

= sense B. 3; (also) an instance of this.