sanctimony

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sanc·ti·mo·ny (s

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Feigned piety or righteousness; hypocritical devoutness or high-mindedness.

[Obsolete French sanctimonie, from Latin snctimnia, sacredness, from snctus, holy; see sanctify.]

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sanctimony - the quality of being hypocritically devout

sanctimoniousness

hypocrisy - insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have

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hypocrisy sanctimonious sanctimoniousness			This is political comedy without the leaflet, satire without the lecture, ridicule without the sanctimony - all brushed with a bit of showbiz glitter. Pick of the day; THE ARTS EDITOR'S PICK OF THE DAY by Daily Post (Liverpool, England) Never did history unmask the hypocrisy and the sanctimony of the Western powers than (it has in) their behaviour towards Sri Lanka during recent times," the defence ministry said on Sunday, without naming specific countries. Bitter at West, Sri Lanka looks East for support by AFP / AFP Asian Edition Never did history unmask the hypocrisy and the sanctimony of the Western powers than (it has in) their behaviour towards Sri Lanka during recent times," the defence ministry said on Sunday, without naming specific countries. Bitter at West, Sri Lanka looks East for support by AFP / AFP Global Edition			Sanableness Sanatana Dharma sanatarium Sanation sanative sanatorium Sanatory sanbenito Sance-bell Sancerre Sanchez Sancho Sancho pedro sancta Sanctificate sanctification sanctified Sanctifier sanctify Sanctifyingly Sanctiloquent Sanctimonial sanctimonious sanctimoniously sanctimoniousness sanctimony sanction sanction enforcement and maritime intercept operations sanction mark Sanctionary sanctionative sanctioned sanctioning sanctions-busting sanctitude sanctity Sanctuarize sanctuary sanctuary lamp sanctum sanctum sanctorum Sanctus Sanctus bell Sand sand badger Sand bag Sand ball sand bar Sand bath Sand bed sand berry			Sancti Spíritus, Cuba Sancti-Spiritus Sancti-Spíritus Sanctificate sanctification sanctification sanctifications sanctifications sanctified sanctified sanctifier sanctifier sanctifiers sanctifiers sanctifies sanctifies sanctify sanctify sanctify by custom sanctifying sanctifying Sanctifyingly Sanctiloquent Sanctimonial sanctimonies sanctimonies sanctimonious sanctimonious sanctimoniously sanctimoniousness sanctimony sanction sanction sanction sanction sanction sanction a claim sanction by law sanction enforcement and maritime intercept operations sanction mark Sanction, Pragmatic Sanction, Pragmatic Sanction, Pragmatic sanctionability sanctionable sanctionable sanctionable sanctionable Sanctionary sanctionative sanctioned sanctioned sanctioned sanctioned sanctioned by custom sanctioned by law sanctioned by legal authority sanctioned by the law sanctioned effectiveness sanctioned potency sanctioning

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