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sanctimoniousness

sanctimoniousness noun: the property of being sanctimonious.

Noun

sanctimoniousness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being sanctimonious.
    • This kind of smiling, bossy sanctimoniousness was a little too pervasive for Toby, especially among the female members of the sect.2009, Margaret Atwood, The Year of the Flood, Virago Press (2020), page 56

Origin of sanctimoniousness

From sanctimonious + -ness.

Questions about sanctimoniousness

What does sanctimoniousness mean?
Sanctimoniousness means the property of being sanctimonious.
What part of speech is sanctimoniousness?
Sanctimoniousness is a noun.

Words near sanctimoniousness in the dictionary

  1. sanctimommy
  2. sanctimonial
  3. sanctimonies
  4. sanctimonious
  5. sanctimoniously
  6. sanctimoniousness
  7. sanctimony
  8. sanction
  9. sanctionability
  10. sanctionable
  11. sanctionably

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