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whited sepulcher

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whit·ed sepulcher  (hwtd, w-)
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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Noun1.whited sepulcher - a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous
whited sepulchre
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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In a very few hours I arrived in a city that always makes me think of a whited sepulcher.
Heart of Darkness by Conrad, Joseph View in context
Outwardly they may be as whited sepulchers and inwardly as ravening wolves, that's what.
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