"Sunday saint" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Sunday saints [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} Sunday saint (plural Sunday saints)
  1. One who is pious and well-behaved on Sunday (when attending church) but not so well-behaved at other times.
    Sense id: en-Sunday_saint-en-noun-zATfVCp~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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