Antonyms for sanctimoniousness

Grammar : Noun

Spell : sangk-tuh-moh-nee-uh s

Phonetic Transcription : ˌsæŋk təˈmoʊ ni əs

Definition of sanctimoniousness

Origin : c.1600 (in "Measure for Measure," with the disparaging sense "making a show of sanctity, affecting an appearance of holiness"), from sanctimony + -ous. The un-ironic, literal sense was used occasionally in English from c.1600 to c.1800. Related: Sanctimoniously; sanctimoniousness.

noun hypocrisy

Example sentences :

He has a sharp round face which has not been spoiled by sanctimoniousness.
Extract from : « Our Churches and Chapels » by Atticus

I feel sure we generally miss the force of these words through our Caucasian sanctimoniousness.
Extract from : « The Conquest of Fear » by Basil King

Thus the novel fires many a sanctimoniousness, makes lurid many a hesitating life.
Extract from : « A Novelist on Novels » by W. L. George

Tall and lean, immaculate and trim, he exhales an atmosphere of sanctimoniousness.
Extract from : « Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist » by Alexander Berkman

Last week three of his 'prentices bolted because they could not stand his sanctimoniousness any longer.
Extract from : « The Day of Wrath » by Maurus Jkai

All must admit his ability and learning, while in sanctimoniousness of deportment he was unrivalled.
Extract from : « The Emancipation of Massachusetts » by Brooks Adams

Others may call such jealous searchings of spirit “sanctimoniousness” and “enthusiasm.”
Extract from : « The Mind of Jesus » by John R. Macduff

True sanctity and sanctimoniousness are entirely different things.
Extract from : « Practical Religion » by John Charles Ryle

Synonyms for sanctimoniousness

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