whited sepulchre
whited sepulchre · whited sepulchres
One who is outwardly attractive, but unclean or vile on the insideOne who is outwardly attractive, but unclean or vile on the inside; a hypocrite.
Meaning
1 sensesOne who is outwardly attractive, but unclean or vile on the inside; a hypocrite.
a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous
Origin
An allusion to Matthew 23:27 in the Bible. From Ancient Greek τάφος κεκονιαμένος (táphos kAn allusion to Matthew 23:27 in the Bible. From Ancient Greek τάφος κεκονιαμένος (táphos kekoniaménos, “plastered tomb, hypocrite”).
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