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Meanings of
sanctimony
in inglês
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The quality of being hypocritically devout.
sanctimoniousness
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Synonyms
Examples for "
sanctimoniousness
"
sanctimoniousness
Examples for "
sanctimoniousness
"
1
A woman prefers one measure of frivolity to nine measures of Pharisaic
sanctimoniousness
.
2
He has a sharp round face which has not been spoiled by
sanctimoniousness
.
3
It is its most cherished child, all hypocritical
sanctimoniousness
notwithstanding.
4
It was surely hard work, and would naturally issue in a degree of
sanctimoniousness
and unreality.
5
It would be a pity to deprive the assembly of such an edifying specimen of
sanctimoniousness
.
Usage of
sanctimony
in inglês
1
My recollection is of a place of mediocre aspiration, smugness and
sanctimony
.
2
It combined
sanctimony
,
decadence, insecurity and snobbery in a weird, neurotic brew.
3
Shouldn't that cover over everything else in a blanket of
sanctimony
?
4
Nowadays, however, film fans have to endure
sanctimony
and partisan lectures from disingenuous egomaniacs.
5
It would take a heart of immense
sanctimony
not to be able to empathise.
6
Intrenched respectability, for the most part, came forth to join
sanctimony
with Tammany scoundrelism.
7
Surely these terms of judgment are too blunt with overuse and
sanctimony
to be penetrating.
8
In the aftermath of Paris, there was plenty of
sanctimony
about the lack of coverage from Lebanon.
9
That it is still around says something for the boundless appetite for brainless
sanctimony
in this country.
10
Truly, I was at least as fed up with Forerunner
sanctimony
as ever....
11
He was certainly a hater of conventions, had no patience with
sanctimony
and bibliolatry, and was perhaps irreverent.
12
With a certainty proved by the unforgiving
sanctimony
of her mother's expression, Andrea knew she'd made the right decision.
13
Apparently breaking windows is OK, but refusing to put up with
sanctimony
from an ugly fat bitch is not.
14
Stewart's sharpest detractors judged him too dull, while others said he had struck the ideal balance between satire and
sanctimony
.
15
There are dozens more like it in the Imperial War Museum's archives, plain and honest, with no pomp or
sanctimony
.
16
His
sanctimony
is boundless.
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sanctimony
Noun
Singular
Frequent collocations
brace for sanctimony
brainless sanctimony
combine sanctimony
endure sanctimony
immense sanctimony
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Translations for
sanctimony
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Sanctimony
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