"plaster saint" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: plaster saints [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} plaster saint (plural plaster saints)
  1. someone who makes a show of being benevolent and morally upright, often in a hypocritical way
    Sense id: en-plaster_saint-en-noun-xgxyOBLd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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