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Definition of Sanctimony

Sanctimony
Sanctimony 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.

Meaning of Sanctimony from wikipedia

- Self-righteousness (also called sanctimony, sententiousness, and holier-than-thou attitudes) is an attitude and belief of moral superiority derived from...
- Sanctimony is a 2000 crime/horror/thriller film starring Casper Van Dien, Michael Paré and Eric Roberts. It was written and directed by Uwe Boll. The film...
- goes by “Adam J. Harrington". Harrington's film debut was as Hank in Sanctimony. He was later cast in Showtime's Out of Order and had a recurring role...
- Geldof’s tribute to... himself". The New Statesman criticised the show's; "sanctimony and second-rate songs". The Financial Times gave three stars; it praised...
- being busy, wayward or in New York. According to Frey, "the sappiness and sanctimony of the characters often made the moral lessons impossible to swallow"...
- of Sara in Bel Air, Sharon Williams in Falcon Down, Dorothy Smith in Sanctimony, and Carla Nash in Fatal Conflict. In 2001, she portra**** Dr. Valdes in...
- portrayal of Everdeen made her an ideal role model, stating that "there's no sanctimony or pretense of false modesty in the way Lawrence plays her." With box...
- symbolic of a sanguine temperament, provoked by Abel's hypocrisy and sanctimony. The 2008 Danish stage play Biblen discusses and reenacts various Biblical...
- Barbara Gebler [de] Henriette Heinze [de], Bela B, Mario Mentrup [de] Crime Sanctimony Uwe Boll Casper Van Dien, Michael Paré, Eric Roberts, Jennifer Rubin,...
- symbolic of a sanguine temperament, provoked by Abel's hypocrisy and sanctimony. Victor Hugo's poem "La Conscience" (1853, part of the La Légende des...