2007-09-20 08:10:45 · 15 answers · asked by Hope 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
A hypocrite is someone, for instance, who professes to be a Christian, but does not possess the Christ he professes.
2007-09-20 15:55:30 · answer #1 · answered by Kidd! 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It seems everyone is a hypocrite, because those who say there is a God still commit sin once in a while, and those who say there is no God still perform acts of love once in a while. It would be great to love God and others all the time, and thus avoid hypocrisy, but that probably isn't possible this side of heaven.
2007-09-20 08:24:39 · answer #2 · answered by morkie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Everyone is a hypocrite.
It is used when referring to a person who acts in contradiction of what they say or their beliefs. It is used a lot when referring to religious people who do not follow the beliefs of their religion.
That being said, I am a firm believer that we are all hypocrites in one way or another. I am full of contradictions and I don't let it bother me one bit. Even though it is never nice to be called a hypocrite, it can only be used in very specific situations to have any meaning.
2007-09-20 08:15:06 · answer #3 · answered by alana 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Anybody who says God is love, but believes in the god of the Old Testament. This fact can not be reconciled and is clearly hypocritical.
2007-09-20 08:21:25 · answer #4 · answered by Shawn B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
1). Someone who does one thing and Says another
2). A follower of Hippocraties who can't spell very well
2007-09-20 08:41:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"hypocrite - a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives"
2007-09-20 08:25:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
A person who thinks that it's okay for him to do something but not alright for someone else to do the exact same thing.
2007-09-20 08:15:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's when someone says they are opposed to something, but then do it themselves. Like Ted Haggard saying gay is bad... then going to a gay prostitute...
It is the origin of the saying "the pot calling the kettle black"
2007-09-20 08:16:42 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Someone who tells you how to do something, but they don't even do it themselves.
Example: Preist says, "You must not commit adultery, lie, steal, or cheat..." Then he goes out and sleeps with his girlfriend behind his wife's back, lies to her about having a wife, and steals 50 dollars from her wallet.
Think "Do as I say, not as I do."
2007-09-20 08:15:35 · answer #9 · answered by Uliju 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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2007-09-20 08:19:23 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋