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sanctimony::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | sanctimoniousness |
| Type of | hypocrisy |
| Derivation | sanctimonious |
Examples of sanctimony
sanctimony
Otherwise, put your sanctimony in park, and let's tend to more pressing issues.
From the latimes.com
That said, the sanctimony of many supporters of the project has been breathtaking.
From the telegraph.co.uk
I was aware that my behaviour was slightly at odds with my earlier sanctimony.
From the metro.co.uk
He may even get points with voters for focusing on substance over sanctimony.
From the stltoday.com
There's a lot of preaching, but sanctimony can't even creep in the back door.
From the time.com
Let the naysayers keep their narrow religious beliefs and sanctimony to themselves.
From the omaha.com
So quite carping about pedigrees and college and whose sanctimony is greater.
From the forbes.com
There is nothing more upsetting than the whiff of sanctimony on a Saturday evening.
From the guardian.co.uk
So the general urge to purge is greater, and it's being channeled into tax sanctimony.
From the ocregister.com
- Sanctimoniousness: the quality of being hypocritically devout
- A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show
- (sanctimonious) (adj.) giving a hypocritical appearance of piety (The sanctimonious Bertrand delivered stern lectures on the Ten Commandments to anyone who would listen, but thought nothing of stealing cars to make some cash on the side.)
- (sanctimonious) pretending to be devout; affecting religious feeling
- Threw the treasure chest overboard. - Joseph Leff
