sanctimony
noun
sanc·ti·mo·ny
ˈsaŋ(k)-tə-ˌmō-nē 
plural sanctimonies
1
obsolete
: holiness
2
: affected or hypocritical holiness
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The effect is to achieve Woods’s desire to inject nuance into the show’s discussions and plots without sanctimony.
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
By keeping concentration-camp obscenity off-screen, while referring to it obliquely through sci-fi sound effects and abstract visual metaphors, Glazer invites a new, smart-aleck sanctimony.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
This breeds a funny mix of pugilism and sanctimony that can be, frankly, a little unlikable.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2024
The theory is that awards show viewers are there for the frocks and starry frivolity, not sanctimony and hectoring.
—Steven Gaydos, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
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Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 26 Jan. 2024
By keeping concentration-camp obscenity off-screen, while referring to it obliquely through sci-fi sound effects and abstract visual metaphors, Glazer invites a new, smart-aleck sanctimony.
—Armond White, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
This breeds a funny mix of pugilism and sanctimony that can be, frankly, a little unlikable.
—Clare Malone, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2024
The theory is that awards show viewers are there for the frocks and starry frivolity, not sanctimony and hectoring.
—Steven Gaydos, Variety, 27 Feb. 2024
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“Sanctimony.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sanctimony. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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