sanctimoniousness

  • 91sanctimoniously — sanctimonious ► ADJECTIVE derogatory ▪ making a show of being morally superior. DERIVATIVES sanctimoniously adverb sanctimoniousness noun sanctimony noun. ORIGIN from Latin sanctimonia sanctity …

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  • 92sanctimony — sanctimonious ► ADJECTIVE derogatory ▪ making a show of being morally superior. DERIVATIVES sanctimoniously adverb sanctimoniousness noun sanctimony noun. ORIGIN from Latin sanctimonia sanctity …

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  • 93sanctimonious — [saŋk΄tə mō′nē əs] adj. [< SANCTIMONY + OUS] pretending to be very holy or pious; affecting sanctity or righteousness SYN. DEVOUT sanctimoniously adv. sanctimoniousness n …

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  • 94holier-than-thou — adjective excessively or hypocritically pious a sickening sanctimonious smile • Syn: ↑pietistic, ↑pietistical, ↑pharisaic, ↑pharisaical, ↑sanctimonious, ↑self righteous • Similar to: ↑ …

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  • 95pharisaic — adjective excessively or hypocritically pious a sickening sanctimonious smile • Syn: ↑holier than thou, ↑pietistic, ↑pietistical, ↑pharisaical, ↑sanctimonious, ↑self righteous • Similar t …

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  • 96pharisaical — adjective excessively or hypocritically pious a sickening sanctimonious smile • Syn: ↑holier than thou, ↑pietistic, ↑pietistical, ↑pharisaic, ↑sanctimonious, ↑self righteous • Similar to …

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  • 97pietistic — adjective 1. of or relating to Pietism the Pietistic movement • Syn: ↑pietistical • Pertains to noun: ↑Pietism (for: ↑pietistical), ↑Pietism …

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  • 98pietistical — adjective 1. of or relating to Pietism the Pietistic movement • Syn: ↑pietistic • Pertains to noun: ↑Pietism, ↑Pietism (for: ↑pietistic) …

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  • 99sanctimonious — adj. making a show of sanctity or piety. Derivatives: sanctimoniously adv. sanctimoniousness n. sanctimony n. Etymology: L sanctimonia sanctity (as SAINT) …

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  • 100self-righteousness — n priggishness, piousness, goodiness, sanctimoniousness, pharisaicalness, pharisaism COLLOQ. goody goodiness ≠ humility …

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