sanctimoniousness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

sanctimoniousness
    n 1: the quality of being hypocritically devout [syn:
         {sanctimoniousness}, {sanctimony}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Sanctimonious \Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous\, a. [See {Sanctimony}.]
   1. Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly. --Shak.
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   2. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness;
      hypocritically devout or pious. "Like the sanctimonious
      pirate." --Shak.
      [1913 Webster] -- {Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. --
      {Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ness}, n.
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