Synonyms for sanctimony
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : sangk-tuh-moh-nee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæŋk təˌmoʊ ni |
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Définition 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
Antonyms for sanctimony
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