sanctimony
sanctimony · sanctimonies
ханжество
Scheinheiligkeit, Frömmelei
A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for…A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show.
UK/ˈsæŋk.tɪ.mə.ni/US/ˈsæŋk.tɪˌmoʊ.ni/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show.
Scheinheiligkeit, Frömmelei
ха́нжествоxánžestvo
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)A state of holiness.
More definitions
- the quality of being hypocritically devout
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
a hypocritical form of excessive piety:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
a hypocritical form of excessive piety:
Origin
From Middle French sanctimonie, from Latin sānctimōnia (“sanctity, sacredness; purity, chaFrom Middle French sanctimonie, from Latin sānctimōnia (“sanctity, sacredness; purity, chastity”), from sanctus (“holy”) + -monia (“action or result of an action”).
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Forms
plural: sanctimonies| Singular | sanctimony |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- the quality of being hypocritically devout:sanctimoniousness
Word family
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