SANCTIMONY Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word sanctimony. (exact relations)
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	affectedness				nounn
	noun • the quality of being false or artificial (as to impress others) • a deliberate pretense or exaggerated display
	complacency				nounn
	noun • the feeling you have when you are satisfied with yourself
	hypocrisy				nounn
	noun • an expression of agreement that is not supported by real conviction • insincerity by virtue of pretending to have qualities or beliefs that you do not really have
	insincerity				nounn
	noun • the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical
	pietism				nounn
	noun • exaggerated or affected piety and religious zeal • 17th and 18th-century German movement in the Lutheran Church stressing personal piety and devotion
	pretentiousness				nounn
	noun • lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity • the quality of being pretentious (behaving or speaking in such a manner as to create a false appearance of great importance or worth)
	smugness				nounn
	noun • an excessive feeling of self-satisfaction
	pharisaism				nounn
	noun • The doctrines and practices, or the character and spirit, of the Pharisees. • Rigid observance of external forms of religion without genuine piety; hypocrisy in religion; a censorious, self-righteous spirit in matters of morals or manners.
	sanctimoniousness				nounn
	noun • the quality of being hypocritically devout

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