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sanctimoniousness en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English sanctimonious Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English sanctimoniousness From sanctimonious + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The property of being sanctimonious.
    • This kind of smiling, bossy sanctimoniousness was a little too pervasive for Toby, especially among the female members of the sect. 2009, Margaret Atwood, The Year of the Flood, Virago Press (2020), page 56:

Translations (16)

es beatería (Translations) · es moralina (Translations) · fr pharisaïsme (Translations) · es gazmoñería (Translations) · es fariseísmo (Translations) · fi hurskastelevuus (Translations) · es mojigatería (Translations) · de Bigotterie (Translations) · fi tekopyhyys (Translations) · de Scheinheiligkeit (Translations) · fi pyhimysmäisyys (Translations) · pl świętojebliwość (Translations) · de Heuchelei (Translations) · es santurronería (Translations) · sv skenhelighet (Translations) · pl świętoszkowatość (Translations)