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Sanctimony

//ˈsæŋk.tɪˌmoʊ.ni// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show. countable, uncountable

    "At its best[…] “The Newsroom” has a wit, sophistication and manic energy that recalls James L. Brooks’s classic movie “Broadcast News.” But at its worst, the show chokes on its own sanctimony."

  2. 2
    the quality of being hypocritically devout wordnet
  3. 3
    A state of holiness. countable, obsolete, uncountable

Etymology

From Middle French sanctimonie, from Latin sānctimōnia (“sanctity, sacredness; purity, chastity”), from sanctus (“holy”) + -monia (“action or result of an action”).

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