Does the word "hypocrite" have anything to do with the philosopher Hippocrates?
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shiva joshi
ANSWERS: 2
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No, the word hypocrite derives from the late Latin hypocrisis and Greek hupokrisis both meaning play-acting or pretence.
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7-1-2017 No. Greek hypo means under, as in hypodermic, "under skin". Crite is the singular of criteria, standards. A hypocrite is beneath the standard.
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