whited sepulcher

Other forms: whited sepulchers

Definitions of whited sepulcher
  1. noun
    a person who is inwardly evil but outwardly professes to be virtuous
    synonyms: whited sepulchre
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    type of:
    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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