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sanctimony
sanc·ti·mo·ny S0060100 (săngk′tə-mō′nē)n. Righteousness accompanied by an unwarranted attitude of moral or social superiority; smug or hypocritical righteousness.
[Obsolete French sanctimonie, from Latin sānctimōnia, sacredness, from sānctus, holy; see sanctify.]sanc•ti•mo•ny (ˈsæŋk təˌmoʊ ni)
n. 1. pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc. 2. Obs. sanctity; sacredness. [1530–40; < Latin sānctimōnia holiness. See Sanctus, -mony] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | sanctimony - the quality of being hypocritically devoutsanctimoniousnesshypocrisy - insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have |
sanctimonynounA show or expression of feelings or beliefs one does not actually hold or possess:hypocrisy, pharisaism, phoniness, sanctimoniousness, tartuffery, two-facedness.sanctimony
Synonyms for sanctimonynoun a show or expression of feelings or beliefs one does not actually hold or possessSynonyms- hypocrisy
- pharisaism
- phoniness
- sanctimoniousness
- tartuffery
- two-facedness
Synonyms for sanctimonynoun the quality of being hypocritically devoutSynonymsRelated Words |