sanctimony

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English - Turkish
dindarlık taşlama
{i} dindarlık taslama
{i} yalancı sofuluk
English - English
A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show
{n} holiness, a scrupulous austerity
Holiness; devoutness; scrupulous austerity; sanctity; especially, outward or artificial saintliness; assumed or pretended holiness; hypocritical devoutness
the quality of being hypocritically devout
{i} self-righteousness, hypocritical devoutness, insincere piety
sanctimony

    Hyphenation

    sanc·ti·mo·ny

    Turkish pronunciation

    sängktîmōni

    Pronunciation

    /ˈsaɴɢktəˌmōnē/ /ˈsæŋktɪˌmoʊniː/

    Etymology

    () From Latin sānctimōnia (“sanctity, sacredness; purity, chastity”) sanctus (“holy”) + -monia (“action or result of an action”).
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