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Anatbs Posted 18 years ago
Vocabulary

sanctimoniousness

I have come across that word and I am trying to understand the semantic difference between this word and the word hypocracy.
Is there any difference in use and context between them?
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Sanctimoniousness is one kind of religious hypocrisy .

— Mister Micawber

  • Sanctimoniousness is one kind of religious hypocrisy .
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Sanctimoniousness is one kind of religious hypocrisy.

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only religious? it can't be used in a different context?
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It does get used in other ways but I don't think it is quite the same as hypocracy.

Cambridge Dictionary

FORMAL DISAPPROVING
acting as if morally better than others:
sanctimonious religious leaders preaching about morality
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Big difference:
sanctimonious: shows pretense, haughtiness, being stiff/rigid
hypocrisy: means being fake in some respect
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