What does "simular" mean?

Simular: One who pretends to be what he is not; one who, or that which, simulates or counterfeits something; a pretender. [Obs.] Shak. Christ calleth the Pharisees hypocrites, that is to say, simulars, and painted sepulchers. Tyndale.

Additional senses

  1. 2.False; specious; counterfeit. [R. & Obs.] "Thou simular man of virtue." Shak.

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