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Definition of Sycophancy
1. Noun. Fawning obsequiousness.
Definition of Sycophancy
1. n. The character or characteristic of a sycophant.
Definition of Sycophancy
1. Noun. The fawning behavior of a sycophant; servile flattery. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sycophancy
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Sycophancy
Literary usage of Sycophancy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Metropolitan (1834)
"THE sycophancy OF FASHION. BLACKWOOD has sounded the tocsin, ... The difference
is invidious enough in itself, but the sycophancy of an upstart gentry has ..."
2. Roman Emperor Worship by Louis Matthews Sweet (1919)
"That leads us to another climatic point in the discussion. 2. THE RULER-CULT AS
A SYMPTOM OF DECADENCE a. THE TAINT OF sycophancy ..."
3. The Law Chronicle: A Monthly Journal (1858)
"... that might be classed under the comprehensive name of humbug, was intense,
still more so his abhorrence of anything at all verging upon sycophancy in ..."
4. The Metropolitan (1834)
"THE sycophancy OF FASHION. BLACKWOOD has sounded the tocsin, ... The difference
is invidious enough in itself, but the sycophancy of an upstart gentry has ..."
5. Roman Emperor Worship by Louis Matthews Sweet (1919)
"That leads us to another climatic point in the discussion. 2. THE RULER-CULT AS
A SYMPTOM OF DECADENCE a. THE TAINT OF sycophancy ..."
6. The Law Chronicle: A Monthly Journal (1858)
"... that might be classed under the comprehensive name of humbug, was intense,
still more so his abhorrence of anything at all verging upon sycophancy in ..."
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