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Definition of Sanctimony
1. Noun. The quality of being hypocritically devout.
Generic synonyms: Hypocrisy
Derivative terms: Sanctimonious, Sanctimonious
Definition of Sanctimony
1. n. Holiness; devoutness; scrupulous austerity; sanctity; especially, outward or artificial saintliness; assumed or pretended holiness; hypocritical devoutness.
Definition of Sanctimony
1. Noun. A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sanctimony
1. [n -NIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sanctimony
Literary usage of Sanctimony
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers (1850)
"[Hypocritical sanctimony.'] Bodily abstinence, joined with a demure, affected
countenance, is often called and accounted piety and mortification. ..."
2. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1853)
"In Othello, we find a suggestion of lago's, which has hitherto been hopelessly
obscure, made plain by the alteration of a word: —' If sanctimony and a frail ..."
3. Cyclopaedia of English Literature: A Selection of the Choicest Productions by Robert Chambers (1850)
"[Hypocritical sanctimony.'] Bodily abstinence, joined with a demure, affected
countenance, is often called and accounted piety and mortification. ..."
4. The Christian Remembrancer by William Scott (1853)
"In Othello, we find a suggestion of lago's, which has hitherto been hopelessly
obscure, made plain by the alteration of a word: —' If sanctimony and a frail ..."
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