Both Uses
hypocrite
in
To Kill a Mockingbird
(Edited)
- "Hypocrites..." Mrs. Merriweather was saying. At least we don't have that sin on our shoulders down here.
p. 267.2hypocrites = people who violate moral standards they claim to hold
- "...born hypocrites," Mrs. Merriweather was saying. At least we don't have that sin on our shoulders down here.
p. 267.2 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(hypocrite) someone who violates claimed moral standards
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)