sanctimony

Noun

Meaning

Holiness; devoutness; scrupulous austerity; sanctity; especially, outward or artificial saintliness; assumed or pretended holiness; hypocritical devoutness.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sanctimoniousness cant humbug quackery display fraud deception piety deceit hypocrisy mockery pretense falsity sham bigotry
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Antonyms

godliness piety honesty holiness openness sincerity
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Hypernyms

hypocrisy

Related terms

sanctimonious sanctimoniousness

Examples

Don't let the sanctimony and judgement of the west coast contingent get you down- bottle feeding and a c-section are not crimes against nature. Source: Internet

So can the “healthy food tastes better” sanctimony. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sanctimonious person sanctimoniously sanctimoniousness sanction sanctionability sanctionable