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sanc⋅ti⋅mo⋅ny

  [sangk-tuh-moh-nee]
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–noun
1. pretended, affected, or hypocritical religious devotion, righteousness, etc.
2. Obsolete. sanctity; sacredness.
Origin:
1530–40; < L sānctimōnia holiness. See Sanctus, -mony
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sanc·ti·mo·ny   (sāngk'tə-mō'nē)   
n.  Feigned piety or righteousness; hypocritical devoutness or high-mindedness.

[Obsolete French sanctimonie, from Latin sānctimōnia, sacredness, from sānctus, holy; see sanctify.]
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