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Whited sepulchre definition: a hypocrite. See examples of WHITED SEPULCHRE used in a sentence.
whited sepulchre: 1 n a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous Synonyms: whited sepulcher Type of: dissembler , dissimulator , hypocrite , phoney , phony , pretender a person who professes beliefs and opinions that he or she does not hold in order to conceal his or her real feelings or motives
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May 26, 2024 · WHITED SEPULCHER definition: a hypocrite : Matt . 23:27 | Meaning, pronunciation, translations and examples
May 23, 2024 · whited sepulchre. Source: Fowler’s Dictionary of Modern English Usage Author(s): Jeremy ButterfieldJeremy Butterfield. A person so described is a hypocrite, or, as the OED quaintly put it, ‘one whose fair outward semblance conceals inward corruption’. Derived from Matt. 23:27, in Wycliffe’s Bible expressed as ‘sepulchris whitid’ and ...
Whited sepulcher definition, an evil person who feigns goodness; hypocrite. Matthew 23:27. See more.
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