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Sanctimonious vs Pecksniffery - What's the difference?

sanctimonious | pecksniffery |

As an adjective sanctimonious

is making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.

As a noun Pecksniffery is

unctuous, hypocritical or sanctimonious behaviour.

sanctimonious

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.
  • (archaic) Holy, devout.

    • Derived terms

    * sanctimoniously * sanctimoniousness * sanctimony

    pecksniffery

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • unctuous, hypocritical or sanctimonious behaviour