Sanctimony
Pronunciation : Sanc"ti*mo*ny
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. sanctimonia, fr. sanctus holy: cf. OF. sanctimonie. See Saint.]
Definition : Defn: Holiness; devoutness; scrupulous austerity; sanctity; especially, outward or artificial saintliness; assumed or pretended holiness; hypocritical devoutness. Her pretense is a pilgrimage; . . . which holy undertaking with most austere sanctimony she accomplished. Shak.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913