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Answer for the clue "The quality of being hypocritically devout ", 17 letters:
sanctimoniousness

Word definitions for sanctimoniousness in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The property of being sanctimonious.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sanctimonious \Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous\, a. [See Sanctimony .] Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly. --Shak. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious. ``Like the sanctimonious pirate.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster] ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the quality of being hypocritically devout [syn: sanctimony ]

Usage examples of sanctimoniousness.

The Moors have not yet attained to that state of hypocritical sanctimoniousness in which modern society in civilized lands delights to parade itself.