'Sanctimoniousness' definitions:
Definition of 'sanctimoniousness'
(from WordNet)
noun
The quality of being hypocritically devout [syn: sanctimoniousness, sanctimony]
Definition of 'Sanctimoniousness'
From: GCIDE
- Sanctimonious \Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous\, a. [See Sanctimony.]
- 1. Possessing sanctimony; holy; sacred; saintly. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Making a show of sanctity; affecting saintliness; hypocritically devout or pious. "Like the sanctimonious pirate." --Shak. [1913 Webster] -- {Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Sanc`ti*mo"ni*ous*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]