"the cowl does not make the monk" meaning in English

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        "The superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence."
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          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "rén bùkě màoxiàng",
          "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
          "word": "人不可貌相"
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          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
          "word": "Kleider machen keine Leute"
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          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "to ráso den kánei ton papá",
          "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
          "word": "το ράσο δεν κάνει τον παπά"
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          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "ta rása den kánoun ton papá",
          "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
          "word": "τα ράσα δεν κάνουν τον παπά"
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
          "word": "nem a csuha teszi a barátot/papot/szerzetest"
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        {
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
          "word": "l'abito non fa il monaco"
        },
        {
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
          "word": "馬子にも衣装"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
          "word": "cucullus non facit monachum"
        },
        {
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
          "word": "barba non facit philosophum"
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
          "word": "o hábito não faz o monge"
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
          "word": "el hábito no hace al monje"
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  "word": "the cowl does not make the monk"
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      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "rén bùkě màoxiàng",
      "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
      "word": "人不可貌相"
    },
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      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
      "word": "Kleider machen keine Leute"
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      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "to ráso den kánei ton papá",
      "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
      "word": "το ράσο δεν κάνει τον παπά"
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      "roman": "ta rása den kánoun ton papá",
      "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
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    },
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      "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
      "word": "nem a csuha teszi a barátot/papot/szerzetest"
    },
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      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
      "word": "l'abito non fa il monaco"
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      "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
      "word": "馬子にも衣装"
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      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
      "word": "cucullus non facit monachum"
    },
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      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
      "word": "barba non facit philosophum"
    },
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
      "word": "o hábito não faz o monge"
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      "sense": "the superficial trappings of something are unrelated to its true essence",
      "word": "el hábito no hace al monje"
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  "word": "the cowl does not make the monk"
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