Scheinheiligkeit — meaning in English
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English meaning
- hypocrisy noun Claiming to have beliefs, standards, or virtues that one's own actions contradict.
- sanctimony noun A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show.
Senses
Scheinheiligkeit is used for these senses in English:
- hypocrisy The practice of engaging in the same behaviour or activity for which one criticises another; moral self-contradiction whereby the behavior of one or more people belies their own claimed or implied possession of certain beliefs, standards or virtues.
- sanctimony A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show.
sanctimony — full definition
- noun A hypocritical form of excessive piety, considered to be an affectation merely for public show.
- noun A state of holiness.