HYPOCRISY  , pretence, or false See also:

• ASSUMPTION, FEAST OF

assumption of a high See also:

• CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character, especially in regard to religious belief or practice . The See also:

• GREEK
• GREEK, ETRUSCAN AND

Greek inrolcpw'cs, from which the word is derived through the Old See also:

• FRENCH
• FRENCH, DANIEL CHESTER (1850– )
• FRENCH, NICHOLAS (1604-1678)

French, meant primarily the acting of a See also:

• PART

part on the See also:

• STAGE (Fr. 6/age; from Lat. stare, to stand)

stage, from inro+cpiveiOac, to give an See also:

• ANSWER (derived from and, against, and the same root as swear)

answer, to speak See also:

• DIALOGUE

dialogue, See also:

• PLAY

play a part on the stage, hence to practice dissimulation .