I was reading Karen's blog this morning! When this thought all came together, so I guess you maight blam it on her ;-}

Hypocrite
“Hypocrisy” occurs only once in the Old Testament as the translation of ḥōneph (Isa_32:6, the Revised Version (British and American) “profaneness”); ḥānēph, from which it is derived, means properly “to cover,” “to hide,” or “becloud,” hence, to pollute, to be polluted or defiled, to make profane, to seduce; as a substantive it is translated “(ISBE Dictionary)

To cover, hide like a plastic mask. To hide so that you can becloud the issue or the situation in which you are involved.

“Hypocrisy,” “hypocrite” are frequent in the New Testament, chiefly in Christ's discourses in the Gospels. The word hupokrisis (primarily, “an answer,” “response”) meant generally, in classical Greek, stageplaying, acting, the histrionic art; hence, it came to mean acting a part in life, etc. an actor under an assumed character (stage player), that is, (figuratively) a dissembler (“hypocrite”): - (ISBE Dictionary)hypocrite

Haven't we watched someone who is on a stage acting out a role or part of life? This part of life is not what they really are or want to happen. They have become a masked stage player!

(www.merriam-webster.com)
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English ypocrite, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin hypocrita, from Greek hypokritēs actor, hypocrite, from hypokrinesthai
Date:
13th century
1 : a person who puts on a false appearance of virtue or religion
2 : a person who acts in contradiction to his or her stated beliefs or feelings

That someone who takes the time, invest the effort, works with some great diligence to present a “false appearance.” Not just in the arena of religion! In their day to day existence you can watch these people fight as they remove one mask in an abrupt hurry to replace it with a second and then a third on they go.
We have all seen this person in any area of life, religious, secular, the job, volunteer and even the political arena!
I have often sat an pondered? Have these ACTORS ever forgot or misplaced a mask and find themselves in the right place with the wrong mask ready to put it on, step on stage to perform and then come to that realization?

Just my thoughts as I pass this way today;
Mervi