From the Daily Sceptic... Matthew 24:9 is coming true: you will be hated by all nations for My name’s sake...
https://twitter.com/01brain_dead/status/1790607386908201078
"Muslim candidates and elected representatives… need make no excuses for their personal faith. To criticise a Muslim, or any other minority, for the illiberal tenets of their faith would be prejudicial. But Christians? They’re fair game."
That's a new one on me. I can see that "ostensible" would have a "for show" aspect, but I understood it mostly to be for the sake of a "cover story." As in, "Ostensibly, he works as a freelance writer, but in reality..." I will look it up.
Let’s see if we are dealing with faux amis:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ostensibly : Seemingly, apparently, on the surface.
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/ostentatious : Intended to attract notice.
So, it’s not quite the same as in French, where both words mean a different degree of showing off, whilst the English word ostensible would actually indicate it is to be seen, but not necessarily willingly.
Thanks, I learnt something today.🤓