English
Etymology
From sanctimonious + -ness.
Noun
sanctimoniousness (uncountable)
- The property of being sanctimonious.
2009, Margaret Atwood, The Year of the Flood, Virago Press (2020), page 56:This kind of smiling, bossy sanctimoniousness was a little too pervasive for Toby, especially among the female members of the sect.
Translations
Translations
- Finnish: tekopyhyys (fi), hurskastelevuus, pyhimysmäisyys
- French: pharisaïsme (fr) m
- German: Scheinheiligkeit (de) f, Bigotterie (de) f, Heuchelei (de) f
- Italian: please add this translation if you can
- Polish: świętoszkowatość (pl) f, świętojebliwość (pl) f
- Spanish: moralina (es), beatería (es) f, gazmoñería f, santurronería f, mojigatería (es) f, fariseísmo (es) m
- Swedish: skenhelighet (sv) c
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