Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whited sepulchre

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.77 in modern English

Syllables: whit-ed sepul-chre
IPA

29

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

3

Syllables

12

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: τάφος κεκονιαμένος

Inflected Forms

whited sepulchres (plural) whited sepulcher (alternative)

Synonyms

whited sepulcher

Questions

What does whited sepulchre mean?: One who is outwardly attractive, but unclean or vile on the inside; a hypocrite.
Where does whited sepulchre come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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