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sanctimony

noun

sanc·​ti·​mo·​ny ˈsaŋ(k)-tə-ˌmō-nē How to pronounce sanctimony (audio)
plural sanctimonies
1
obsolete : holiness
2
: affected or hypocritical holiness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Burnham is gifted at mocking the performative liberal sanctimony of the moment as well as corporate attempts to exploit it, such as his very realistic YouTube ads that pop up below. New York Times, 1 June 2022 And if two judges played selective sanctimony and walked off the stage? Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2022 However the partisanship plays out, this year should be the end of progressive sanctimony that gerrymanders favor Republicans. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022 Top-down, COP-style climate sanctimony is a recipe for resentment, rage and resistance. Wal Van Lierop, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021 No wonder, then, that Kendall chooses to distract himself with congratulatory tweets and his 15 minutes of grudging goodwill from outside observers, temporarily replacing his coke highs with dopamine rushes of social-media sanctimony. Washington Post, 16 Oct. 2021 Taking the aforementioned steps may not be a panacea for white working class alienation, but would go a long way to stopping the sanctimony scam. Ryan Craig, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2021 The Zone was meant to step up, not down, to stir thought, to break through tradition and conformity, to punch sacred cows and puncture sanctimony, to praise great performances and criticize lousy ones. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 8 Oct. 2021 No sanctimony Other Latter-day Saint athletes had prospered in their sports and been praised far and wide for playing on Sundays. Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle French sanctimonie, from Latin sanctimonia, from sanctus

First Known Use

1534, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of sanctimony was in 1534
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