sanctimony
noun/ˈsæŋk.tɪ.mə.ni/UK/ˈsæŋk.tɪˌmoʊ.ni/US
Etymology
From Middle French sanctimonie, from Latin sānctimōnia (“sanctity, sacredness; purity, chastity”), from sanctus (“holy”) + -monia (“action or result of an action”).
- derived from sānctimōnia
- derived from sanctimonie
Definitions
A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public…
A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show.
- 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.
A state of holiness.
The neighborhood
- neighborsanctimonious
- neighborsanctimoniousness
- neighborself-righteous
- neighborphony
- neighborholier-than-thou
- neighborvirtue signalling
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for sanctimony. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA