HYPOCRITE: BY DEFINITION AND CHARACTER Wafa Nurdin

Hypocrite. It is a word that has been around since the beginning of time. Wars, death, and suffering of great magnitude resulted from the misuse of this word. However, does one know how to use it in the very context of the word? And how to identify a person with the characteristics of hypocrisy? Webster's Dictionary defines a hypocrite as: "[The] Pretense of virtue, benevolence, or religion" Although, the dictionary's definition is not as clear …

…eir lives. They lie to themselves and to everyone around them. They make people believe they are something but then when they're alone, they're something else. Therefore, hypocrisy is not something that can be changed in a person in a few days. It takes the person to understand what they are doing and how to look into their person and change the fact that they are doing something that can harm them in the end.