- TARTUFFE
- a knave, a creation of Molière's, who makes a cloak of religion to cover his knaveries, and the name of the play in which the character appears, Molière's greatest.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
TARTUFFE
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Tartuffe — ou l Imposteur Le Tartuffe Auteur Molière Genre comédie Pays d origine France Éditeur Shaynez Date de la 1re représentation … Wikipédia en Français
Tartuffe — pretender to piety, 1670s, from name of principal character in comedy by Molière (1664), apparently from O.Fr. tartuffe truffle, chosen for suggestion of concealment (Tartuffe is a religious hypocrite) … Etymology dictionary
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Tartuffe — Tar*tuffe , Tartufe Tar*tufe , n. [F. tartufe.] A hypocritical devotee. See the Dictionary of Noted Names in Fiction. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tartuffe — er et fremmedord for en hykler eller hældøre … Danske encyklopædi
Tartuffe — (izg. tartȉf) m DEFINICIJA 1. knjiž. junak Molièreove istoimene komedije; iza lažne pobožnosti krije se oličenje himbe, prijetvornosti i licemjerja 2. (tartif) pren. neiskren čovjek; hipokrit, licemjer … Hrvatski jezični portal
Tartuffe — [tär toof′; ] Fr [ tȧr tüf′] n. [Fr < It Tartufo, lit., a truffle] 1. the title hero, a religious hypocrite, of a satirical comedy (1664 69) by Molière 2. [t ] a hypocrite … English World dictionary
Tartuffe — For the film of the same name, see Tartuffe (film) Tartuffe 19th century costume design Written by Molière … Wikipedia
Tartuffe — Daten des Dramas Titel: Der Tartuffe oder Der Betrüger Originaltitel: Le Tartuffe ou L Imposteur Gattung: Komödie Originalsprache: Französisch Autor … Deutsch Wikipedia
tartuffe — tartufe ou tartuffe [ tartyf ] n. m. et adj. • 1665; de Tartufo, personnage de la comédie italienne, it. tartufo « truffe », repris par Molière en 1664 ♦ Vieilli Faux dévot. ⇒ bigot, cagot. ♢ Mod. Personne hypocrite. ⇒ hypocrite. « il s y entend… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Tartuffe — 1) Herr Tartüff Comédie dramatique de F. W. Murnau, avec Emil Jannings (Tartuffe), Werner Krauss (Orgon), Lil Dagover (Elmire), Lucie Höflich (Dorine), Hermann Picha, Rosa Valetti. Scénario: Carl Mayer, d après la pièce de Molière… … Dictionnaire mondial des Films
