Sanctimony: alternatives and connections

Insincere, flattering, or obsequious assent; hypocritical or pretended concurrence.

Pretended; hypocritical; make-believe; as, an assumed character.

Assumed, or capable of being assumed; characterized by assumption; making unwarranted claims.

Severity; strictness; austerity.

of Austerity

The act of beatifying, or the state of being beatified; esp., in the R. C. Church, the act or process of ascertaining and declaring th…

One who believes, or professes or is assumed to believe, in Jesus Christ, and the truth as taught by Him; especially, one whose inward…

The quality of being conscientious; a scrupulous regard to the dictates of conscience.

To produce the spiritual change called conversion in (any one); to turn from a bad life to a good one; to change the heart and moral c…

Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact.

Requiring dainties. Hence: Overnice; hard to please; fastidious; squeamish; scrupulous; ceremonious.

Refined; gentle; scrupulous not to trespass or offend; considerate; -- said of manners, conduct, or feelings; as, delicate behavior; d…

To divest of a sacred character or office; to divert from a sacred purpose; to violate the sanctity of; to profane; to put to an unwor…

The act of thrusting or driving down or outward; outward thrust.

The state of being devoted; addiction; eager inclination; strong attachment love or affection; zeal; especially, feelings toward God a…

Artificial language or manner assumed for deception; false appearance; counterfeit semblance or show.

Not genuine or real; assumed or designed to deceive; counterfeit; hypocritical; as, false tears; false modesty; false colors; false je…

An emanation of light supposed to proceed from beings of peculiar sanctity. It is represented in art by rays of gold, or the like, pro…