SANCTIMONY Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word sanctimony. (close relations)
sanctimonious
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| affectedness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) • a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display | ||||||
| complacency | nounn | |||||
noun • the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself | ||||||
| hypocrisy | nounn | |||||
noun • an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction • insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have | ||||||
| insincerity | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical | ||||||
| pietism | nounn | |||||
noun • exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal • 17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion | ||||||
| pretentiousness | nounn | |||||
noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth) | ||||||
| smugness | nounn | |||||
noun • an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction | ||||||
| pharisaism | nounn | |||||
noun • The doctrines and practices, or the character and spirit, of the Pharisees. • Rigid observance of external forms of religion without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners. | ||||||
| sanctimoniousness | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being hypocritically devout | ||||||
