SANCTIMONY

sanctimony, sanctimoniousness

(noun) the quality of being hypocritically devout

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

sanctimony (countable and uncountable, plural sanctimonies)

A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show.

Source: Wiktionary

Sanc"ti*mo*ny, n. Etym: [L. sanctimonia, fr. sanctus holy: cf. OF. sanctimonie. See Saint.]

Definition: Holiness; devoutness; scrupulous austerity; sanctity; especially, outward or artificial saintliness; assumed or pretended holiness; hypocritical devoutness. Her pretense is a pilgrimage; . . . which holy undertaking with most austere sanctimony she accomplished. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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