SANCTIMONY


Meaning of SANCTIMONY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsaŋ(k)-tə-ˌmō-nē ]

noun

( plural -nies )

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

Date: 1534

1. obsolete : holiness

2. : affected or hypocritical holiness

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.