The meaning of the world hypocrite has changed. In the days of the ancient Greeks it was applied to people who played a part on the stage. Gradually the word came to mean people who pretended to be what they were not, and now it has this meaning alone.
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20483, 8 December 1934, Page 25 (Supplement)
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49Page 25 Advertisements Column 3 Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20483, 8 December 1934, Page 25 (Supplement)
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