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Sanctimony n. : Holiness; devoutness; scrupulous austerity; sanctity; especially, outward or artificial saintliness; assumed or pretended holiness; hypocritical devoutness.

Example:
Which do you fear more: bigots in white robes or left-wing zealots draped in flowing Sanctimony?

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sanctimony from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary with audio pronunciations, thesaurus, Word of the Day, and word games. ... sanctimony. One entry found. Main Entry: sanc·ti·mo·ny. Pronunciation: ˈsaŋ(k)-tə-ˌmō-nē Function: noun. Inflected Form(s): plural sanc·ti·mo·nies ... 

synonyms
  (noun) sanctimoniousness
  (noun) hypocrisy


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