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sanctimony
 
SYLLABICATION:sanc·ti·mo·ny
PRONUNCIATION:  sngkt-mn
NOUN: Feigned piety or righteousness; hypocritical devoutness or high-mindedness.
ETYMOLOGY:Obsolete French sanctimonie, from Latin snctimnia, sacredness, from snctus, holy. See sanctify.
 
 
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