Synonyms for sanctimoniousness
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The property of being sanctimonious.
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As cant is hypocrisy in utterance, so sanctimoniousness is hypocrisy in appearance, as in looks, tones, etc.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- cant Gay people in Britain used to speak a cant called Polari.
- hypocrisy Hypocrisy is the homage that vice pays to virtue.
- religiosity Tom is obsessed with religiosity.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| sanctimoniousness | falling | |
| cant | falling | |
| hypocrisy | steady | |
| religiosity | rising | |
| sanctimony | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- cant1
- 7 letters
- piosity
- 9 letters
- hypocrisy4
- 10 letters
- sanctimony4
- 11 letters
- religiosity6
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (hypocrisy4 = 4 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- pharisaïsme
- Español
- fariseísmo