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saintism

noun

Etymology

From saint + -ism.

  1. derived from sānctus
  2. derived from saint
  3. inherited from sanct — “saint”
  4. inherited from saint
  5. suffixed as saintism — “saint + ism”

Definitions

  1. The character or quality of saints.

  2. Hypocritical pretence of holiness

    Hypocritical pretence of holiness; sanctimoniousness.

    • canting puritanism and saintism

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA