- whited sepulcher
- noun Etymology: from the simile in Matthew 23:27 Date: 1530 a person inwardly corrupt or wicked but outwardly or professedly virtuous or holy ; hypocrite
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whited sepulcher — n. a hypocrite: Matt. 23:27 … English World dictionary
whited sepulcher — noun a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous • Syn: ↑whited sepulchre • Hypernyms: ↑hypocrite, ↑dissembler, ↑dissimulator, ↑phony, ↑phoney, ↑pretender * * * … Useful english dictionary
A whited sepulcher — Sepulcher Sep ul*cher, Sepulchre Sep ul*chre, n. [OE. sepulcre, OF. sepulcre, F. s[ e]pulcre, fr. L. sepulcrum, sepulchrum, fr. sepelire to bury.] The place in which the dead body of a human being is interred, or a place set apart for that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whited sepulcher — an evil person who feigns goodness; hypocrite. Matt. 23:27. [1575 85] * * * … Universalium
whited sepulcher — one who is hypocritical, one who pretends to be good or pious … English contemporary dictionary
whited sepulcher — whit′ed sep′ulcher n. bib an evil person who feigns goodness; hypocrite. Matt. 23:27 • Etymology: 1575–85 … From formal English to slang
Sepulcher — Sep ul*cher, Sepulchre Sep ul*chre, n. [OE. sepulcre, OF. sepulcre, F. s[ e]pulcre, fr. L. sepulcrum, sepulchrum, fr. sepelire to bury.] The place in which the dead body of a human being is interred, or a place set apart for that purpose; a… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
whited sepulchre — noun a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous • Syn: ↑whited sepulcher • Hypernyms: ↑hypocrite, ↑dissembler, ↑dissimulator, ↑phony, ↑phoney, ↑pretender * * * … Useful english dictionary
Sepulchre — Sepulcher Sep ul*cher, Sepulchre Sep ul*chre, n. [OE. sepulcre, OF. sepulcre, F. s[ e]pulcre, fr. L. sepulcrum, sepulchrum, fr. sepelire to bury.] The place in which the dead body of a human being is interred, or a place set apart for that… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Deception — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Deception >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 deception deception Sgm: N 1 falseness falseness &c. 544 Sgm: N 1 untruth untruth &c. 546 Sgm: N 1 imposition imposition imposture Sgm: N 1 fraud … English dictionary for students
