Meanings
nounsanctimoniousness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe 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
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Finnish tekopyhyys, hurskastelevuus
- tekopyhyysTranslations
- hurskastelevuusTranslations
- pyhimysmäisyysTranslations
French pharisaïsme
- pharisaïsmeTranslations
German Scheinheiligkeit, Bigotterie
- ScheinheiligkeitTranslations
- BigotterieTranslations
- HeucheleiTranslations
Polish świętoszkowatość, świętojebliwość
- świętoszkowatośćTranslations
- świętojebliwośćTranslations
Spanish moralina, beatería
- moralinaTranslations
- beateríaTranslations
- gazmoñeríaTranslations
- santurroneríaTranslations
- mojigateríaTranslations
- fariseísmoTranslations
Swedish skenhelighet
- skenhelighetTranslations
Cite this entry
APA
sanctimoniousness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanctimoniousness
MLA
“sanctimoniousness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanctimoniousness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sanctimoniousness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sanctimoniousness.
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