in one sentence please
2006-11-10 15:52:54 · 9 answers · asked by David 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
hypocrisy is the homage vice pays to virtue and it is an act of the devil
2006-11-10 16:06:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doing the thing you yell at others not to do. The anti-homosexual priest who got sacked recently in the news for having gay sex is a good example of hypocrisy.
2006-11-10 16:02:42 · answer #2 · answered by Roman Soldier 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hypocrisy is the act of pretending or claiming to have beliefs, feelings, morals or virtues that one does not truly possess or practice.
2006-11-10 16:44:20 · answer #3 · answered by chics 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dishonesty through Blatant Pretence.
2006-11-10 18:55:18 · answer #4 · answered by Saffren 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is what happens when a person stands firm on issues as morality, ethics, justice, religious beliefs etc. They then live differently than they speak.
They say one thing and then do another thing.
2006-11-10 16:34:48 · answer #5 · answered by clcalifornia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its when you say not to do something yet you do it
Example: tell others not to smoke and your a smoker kind of
The practice of professing beliefs, feelings, or virtues that one does not hold or possess; falseness
2006-11-10 16:00:52 · answer #6 · answered by mrs_fruity_tooty 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If I told you I liked you, then told everyone else I hated you, I would be a hypocrite.
2006-11-10 16:13:00 · answer #7 · answered by life coach 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fundamentalist "pro-life" nutjobs who murder abortion doctors.
2006-11-10 17:52:19 · answer #8 · answered by hznfrst 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes... but you wouldn't understand me.
2006-11-10 15:56:33 · answer #9 · answered by Mark 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋