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  What it means

  Literally “a whitewashed tomb.” Describes a hypocrite — someone who appears virtuous and respectable on the outside but is corrupt or rotten within. From the biblical phrase used by Jesus.

  Vocabulary

  • grób — tomb, grave
  • pobielany — whitewashed (past passive participle)

  Grammar note

  'Pobielany' is a past passive participle used as an adjective, masculine nominative singular.

  Cultural context

  From Matthew 23:27 — Jesus calls the Pharisees 'whited sepulchres'. In Polish Catholic culture this biblical reference is widely understood.

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