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someone who makes a show of being benevolent and morally upright, often in a hypocritical way

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plaster saint

Source Word

plaster saint

Noun

someone who makes a show of being benevolent and morally upright, often in a hypocritical way

Japanese Meaning

偽善的に慈善的・道徳的であることを見せかける人 / 見せかけだけの聖人 / 表面的には仁義にかなっているが、実際は偽善である人

She acted like a plaster saint at the fundraiser, smiling for the cameras while quietly undermining her coworkers afterward.

彼女はチャリティーの集まりで見せかけの善人を装い、カメラの前で微笑みながら、後で密かに同僚を出し抜いていた。

Sense（1）

someone who makes a show of being benevolent and morally upright, often in a hypocritical way

plaster saints

（ plural ）