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whited sepulcher - 2 dictionary results

whited sepulcher

–noun
an evil person who feigns goodness; hypocrite. Matt. 23:27.

Origin:
1575–85
whit·ed sepulcher   (hwī'tĭd, wī'-)   
n.  An evil person who pretends to be holy or good; a hypocrite.

[From the simile applied by Jesus to hypocrites as exemplified by some scribes and Pharisees (Matthew 23:27).]
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