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sanctimony definition

sanc·ti·mony (saŋk′tə mō′nē)

noun

  1. affected piety or righteousness; religious hypocrisy
  2. Obsolete sanctity

Etymology: OFr sanctimonie < L sanctimonia < sanctus, holy: see saint

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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