Antonyms for sanctimony
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sangk-tuh-moh-nee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæŋk təˌmoʊ ni |
Definition of sanctimony
Origin :- 1530s, from Middle French sanctimonie, from Latin sanctimonia "sacredness, holiness, virtuousness," from sanctus "holy" (see saint (n.)).
- noun hypocrisy
- The least that can be said is, that it invests the sanctimony of marriage with the air of an illicit amour.
- Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 67, Number 414, April, 1850 » by Various
- The ecclesiastical93 monitor, from spur to plume a star of sanctimony, was called the chaplain.
- Extract from : « The Army Mule and Other War Sketches » by Henry A. Castle
Synonyms for sanctimony
- affectation
- bad faith
- bigotry
- cant
- casuistry
- deceit
- deception
- dishonesty
- display
- dissembling
- dissimulation
- double-dealing
- duplicity
- false profession
- falsity
- fraud
- glibness
- imposture
- insincerity
- irreverence
- lie
- lip service
- mockery
- pharisaicalness
- pharisaism
- phoniness
- pietism
- quackery
- sanctimoniousness
- speciousness
- tartuffery
- two-facedness
- unctuousness
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