SANCTIMONY


Meaning of SANCTIMONY in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' sa ŋ (k)-t ə - ˌ m ō -n ē

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -nies

Etymology: Middle French sanctimonie, from Latin sanctimonia, from sanctus

Date: 1534

1 obsolete : HOLINESS

2 : affected or hypocritical holiness

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