sanctimony
11sanctimony — /sangk teuh moh nee/, n. 1. pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc. 2. Obs. sanctity; sacredness. [1530 40; < L sanctimonia holiness. See SANCTUS, MONY] * * * …
12sanctimony — noun A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show …
13sanctimony — Synonyms and related words: Pecksniffery, Quakerishness, Tartuffery, Tartuffism, bibliolatry, cant, censoriousness, charismatic gift, charismatic movement, charismatic renewal, demureness, demurity, empty gesture, false modesty, false piety,… …
14sanctimony — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. self righteousness, hypocrisy, sanctimoniousness, pietism, *goody goody ness, pretense, affectation, *lip service. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A show or expression of feelings or beliefs one does not actually… …
15sanctimony — n. self righteousness, hypocritical devoutness, insincere piety …
16sanctimony — n. Affected holiness, hypocritical devoutness, pretence of holiness, sanctimoniousness …
17sanctimony — n pietism, sanctimoniousness, Tartuf fery, formalism, hypocrisy, Pharisaism, phariseeism; false piety, excessive piety, religiosity; self righteousness, Inf. goody goodiness, Inf. goodiness; cant, lip service, mouth honor, mealy mouthedness;… …
18sanctimony — sanc·ti·mo·ny …
19sanctimony — sanc•ti•mo•ny [[t]ˈsæŋk təˌmoʊ ni[/t]] n. 1) pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc 2) Obs. sanctity; sacredness • Etymology: 1530–40; < L sānctimōnia holiness. See Sanctus, mony …
20sanctimony — /ˈsæŋktəməni/ (say sangktuhmuhnee) noun 1. pretended, affected, or hypocritical holiness or devoutness. 2. Obsolete sanctity; sacredness. {Latin sanctimōnia} …
