About The Word Sanctimony
Learn about the word Sanctimony to help solve your crossword puzzle. Discover Sanctimony definitions and meaning, origins, synonyms, related terms and more at the free Crossword Dictionary.
Sanctimony
| Sanctimony Definition And Meaning |
|---|
What's The Definition Of Sanctimony?
[n] the quality of being hypocritically devout
Synonyms | Synonyms for Sanctimony: sanctimoniousness Related Terms | Find terms related to Sanctimony: See Also | hypocrisy Sanctimony In Webster's Dictionary \Sanc"ti*mo*ny\, n. [L. sanctimonia, fr. sanctus
holy: cf. OF. sanctimonie. See {Saint}.]
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.
|
More Crossword Puzzle Words
A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z
Cross Word Of The Day
- Chloranthus ‐ type genus of the…
- Traditionalist ‐ one who adheres to traditional views [adj] stubbornly conservative…
- Grazier ‐ a rancher who grazes cattle or sheep…
- Time sharing ‐ (computer science) the use of a central computer by many users…
- Family ceratophyllaceae ‐ coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum:…
- Deliriously ‐ as if in a delirium; "he was talking deliriously" [adv] in a…
- Jack bean ‐ annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing…
- Aidoneus ‐ (Greek mythology) the god of the underworld in ancient mythology;…
- Continental congress ‐ the legislative assembly composed of delegates from the rebel…
- Gluteus ‐ any one of three large skeletal muscles that form the buttock…