All 5 Uses of
hypocrite
in
Cold Sassy Tree
- They's jest a long hot time full a-hypocrites and kinfolks — grievin' some maybe, but mostly bein' glad to be alive theirselves and tryin' to pretend they ain't havin' a good time seem' one another.†
- They ain't no hypocrites at a youngun's funeral.†
- I can forgive a fool, but I ain't inner-rested in coddlin' hypocrites.†
- But I don't like hypocrites, neither.†
- "But I like being part of a congregation. I miss the people, Rucker."
"All them dang hypocrites?"
"My mother always said never expect church members to be perfect."
*hypocrites = people who violate moral standards they claim to hold
Definition:
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(hypocrite) someone who violates claimed moral standards