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The quality of being hypocritically devout
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sanctimoniousness
Word definitions for sanctimoniousness in dictionaries
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Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The property of being sanctimonious.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. the quality of being hypocritically devout [syn: sanctimony ]
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] ...
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.