dissembler
noun
In Jewish tradition
In the Psalms and Proverbs it is a person who is false and two-faced in his heart.
Interpretation. The psalmist declares he will not keep company with such people, and tradition treats sincerity as a mark of the righteous.
Meaning
A person who hides his real thoughts or feelings and pretends to be what he is not; a hypocrite. tree →
Examples
- I have not sat with men of falsehood; neither will I go in with dissemblers. (Writings PSA.26.4, JPS 1917) tree →
- The dissembler in heart shall have his fill from his own ways; and a good man shall be satisfied from himself. (Writings PRO.14.14, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
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On Mova
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