a whited sepulcher
1whited sepulcher — n. a hypocrite: Matt. 23:27 …
2whited sepulcher — noun a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous • Syn: ↑whited sepulchre • Hypernyms: ↑hypocrite, ↑dissembler, ↑dissimulator, ↑phony, ↑phoney, ↑pretender * * * …
3A 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… …
4whited 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 …
5whited sepulcher — an evil person who feigns goodness; hypocrite. Matt. 23:27. [1575 85] * * * …
6whited sepulcher — one who is hypocritical, one who pretends to be good or pious …
7whited sepulcher — whit′ed sep′ulcher n. bib an evil person who feigns goodness; hypocrite. Matt. 23:27 • Etymology: 1575–85 …
8Sepulcher — 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… …
9whited sepulchre — noun a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous • Syn: ↑whited sepulcher • Hypernyms: ↑hypocrite, ↑dissembler, ↑dissimulator, ↑phony, ↑phoney, ↑pretender * * * …
10Sepulchre — 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… …
