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Ypocrisy, -ie, Ipocrisie, n. Also: ypocricy, -ysy, -ie, ypochrisie, -e(y, ypocresie, -asie, -asye, ipocrycie, -crasie, -crasye, -cresie. Pl. ypocraceis. [ME and e.m.E. ipocrisie (Ancr. R.), ypocrisi (Cursor M.), ypocrisye (Ayenbite), ypocresy (1426), ypochrisi (1529); var. of Hypocrisie n.] Hypocrisy.(a) 1456 Hay I 18/1.
Than schupe he him to wirk with suteltee of ypocrisy c1520-c1535 Nisbet I 6.
Ypocrisy c1520-c1535 Nisbet I 10.
He … repreuit the ypocrisie of the Pharisies, Scribis and ypocritis c1520-c1535 Nisbet Prol. Rom. 317/20.
Thai mak men beleif, throw ypocrysy off outwarde warkes, how that thai fulfill the law c1520-c1535 Nisbet Prol. Rom. 327/36.
Ypocricy c1552 Lynd. Mon. 76.
The sinceir word of God for tyll auance … Without ypocrisie or dissimulance c1552 Lynd. Mon. 5871.
Ypocrasye 1565 Reg. Privy C. I 370.
Gif God for disclosing of thair ypocrise had nocht compellit thame [etc.] 1568 Buch. Indict. 44.
Ypocrasie a1570-86 Maitland in Maitl. F. 42/60.
Ypochrisey [Maitl. Q. hypocresie] a1570-86 Maitland in Maitl. F. 46/26.
Ypochrisie [Maitl. Q. ypocresie] a1570-86 Maitland in Maitl. F. 317/12.
Ypochrise(b) 1551 Acts II 482/1.
Ipocresie c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2523.
Ȝe schaw planely ȝour ipocrasie, Quhen ȝe passe formest in processioun c1552 Lynd. Mon. 2538.
Ipocrasye 1554 Knox III 89.
Nathing is mair odius befoir God then ipocrisie 1563 Ferg. Tracts 27.
Deuilles, whiche speak lyes through ipocryciepl. a1570-86 Dunb. in Maitl. F. 188/36.
Fy, ypocraceis growis in ȝeiris tendernes [B. ypocreit in ȝeiris tendirnes]