SANCTIMONY


Meaning of SANCTIMONY in English

/sangk"teuh moh'nee/ , n.

1. pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc.

2. Obs. sanctity; sacredness.

[ 1530-40; sanctimonia holiness. See SANCTUS, -MONY ]

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