English Explanatory Dictionary

whited sepulchre

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who is outwardly attractive, but unclean or vile on the inside; a hypocrite.

Word forms

whited sepulchre whited sepulchres whited sepulcher

Etymology

An allusion to Matthew 23:27 in the Bible. From Ancient Greek τάφος κεκονιαμένος (táphos kekoniaménos, “plastered tomb, hypocrite”).

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