affectedly pious

  • 1Canting — Cant ing, a. Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting rogue; a canting tone. {Cant ing*ly}, adv. {Cant ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] {Canting arms}, {Canting heraldry} (Her …

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  • 2Canting arms — Canting Cant ing, a. Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting rogue; a canting tone. {Cant ing*ly}, adv. {Cant ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] {Canting arms}, {Canting… …

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  • 3Canting heraldry — Canting Cant ing, a. Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting rogue; a canting tone. {Cant ing*ly}, adv. {Cant ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] {Canting arms}, {Canting… …

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  • 4Cantingly — Canting Cant ing, a. Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting rogue; a canting tone. {Cant ing*ly}, adv. {Cant ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] {Canting arms}, {Canting… …

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  • 5Cantingness — Canting Cant ing, a. Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting rogue; a canting tone. {Cant ing*ly}, adv. {Cant ing*ness}, n. [1913 Webster] {Canting arms}, {Canting… …

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  • 6canting — adjective Etymology: 5cant Date: 1663 affectedly pious or righteous < a canting moralist > …

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  • 7canting — a. 1. Affected, whining, affectedly pious, sanctimonious. 2. Hypocritical, insincere, hollow …

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  • 8canting — ˈkantiŋ, ˈaa , ˈai , ēŋ adjective Etymology: from present participle of cant (V) 1. : affectedly pious : hypocritical a canting moralist 2. : allusive; …

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  • 9Fathers of the Church — • The word Father is used in the New Testament to mean a teacher of spiritual things, by whose means the soul of man is born again into the likeness of Christ: Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Fathers of the Church      …

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  • 10canting — /kan ting/, adj. affectedly or hypocritically pious or righteous: a canting social reformer. [1560 70; CANT1 + ING2] * * * …

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