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to cover a multitude of sins

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  • cover a multitude of sins — cover/hide/a multitude of sins humorous phrase to hide a lot of faults or problems This carpet hides a multitude of sins. Thesaurus: to hide, or to hide somethingsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • cover a multitude of sins —    If something covers or hides a multitude of sins, it prevents others from seeing the less pleasant reality.     Loose fitting clothes can cover a multitude of sins! …   English Idioms & idiomatic expressions

  • cover a multitude of sins — cover/hide a multitude of sins humorous if something hides a multitude of sins, it prevents people from seeing or discovering something bad. Big sweaters are warm and practical and they hide a multitude of sins …   New idioms dictionary

  • cover a multitude of sins — See at: hide a multitude of sins …   New idioms dictionary

  • charity covers a multitude of sins — Cf. ERASMUS Responsio ad Albertum Pium (1529) 35v quid est charitas? Est pallium monachi. Qui sic? Quia operit multitudinem peccatorum, What is Charity? A monk’s cloak. Why? Because it covers a multitude of sins. With allusion to I PETER iv. 8… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • a multitude of sins — Meaning Origin From the Bible. James 5:20.Let him know, that he which converteth the sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall hide a multitude of sins. 1 Peter 4:8. And above all things have fervent charity among… …   Meaning and origin of phrases

  • hide a multitude of sins — cover/hide/a multitude of sins humorous phrase to hide a lot of faults or problems This carpet hides a multitude of sins. Thesaurus: to hide, or to hide somethingsynonym Main entry …   Useful english dictionary

  • hide a multitude of sins — cover/hide a multitude of sins humorous if something hides a multitude of sins, it prevents people from seeing or discovering something bad. Big sweaters are warm and practical and they hide a multitude of sins …   New idioms dictionary

  • multitude — [[t]mʌ̱ltɪtjuːd, AM tuːd[/t]] multitudes 1) QUANT: QUANT of pl n A multitude of things or people is a very large number of them. There are a multitude of small quiet roads to cycle along... Addiction to drugs can bring a multitude of other… …   English dictionary

  • multitude — mul|ti|tude [ˈmʌltıtju:d US tu:d] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin multitudo, from multus; MULTI ] 1.) a multitude of sb/sth formal or literary a very large number of people or things ▪ I had never seen such a multitude of stars before …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • multitude — mul|ti|tude [ mʌltı,tud ] noun count MAINLY LITERARY a large crowd of people: A cheering multitude greeted the team. a. the multitude/multitudes FORMAL the ordinary people who have no power or influence: Can you imagine what effect that will have …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

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