ха́нжество — meaning in English
khanzhestvo
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English meaning
- bigotry noun Intolerant, narrow-minded prejudice, especially over race, religion, or politics.
- cant noun The specialized jargon of a particular trade, class, or group.
- 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
ха́нжество is used for these senses in English:
- bigotry The condition or the characteristic quality of a bigot, especially religious, anti-religious or racial intolerant prejudice; opinionatedness; fanaticism; fanatic intolerance.
- cant (uncountable, pejorative) Empty, hypocritical talk.
- 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.
cant — full definition
- noun The specialized jargon of a particular trade, class, or group.
- noun Insincere or hypocritical talk, especially moralizing speech.
- noun A tilt, slope, or angled position.
- verb To tilt or set something at an angle.
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