Heuchelei

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I suppose it is only your British _Heuchelei_ that leads you to smile politely instead of adding, "As the beasts of the field do."

Home Life in Germany Alfred Sidgwick 1894
As far as one can get at it, what Germans really mean by our _Heuchelei_ when they speak without malice is our regard for the unwritten social law.

Home Life in Germany Alfred Sidgwick 1894
Sunday is anathema, and a standing witness to British _Heuchelei_, because people sing psalms in the morning and get drunk and beat their wives at night.

Home Life in Germany Alfred Sidgwick 1894