单词 | goody-goodyism |
释义 | goody-goodyismn. depreciative. The practice of behaving in an ostentatiously or sanctimoniously correct or virtuous manner. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > sanctimoniousness > [noun] hypocrisy?c1225 pope-holya1425 saunteringc1440 pope-holiness1528 Pharisaism?1573 lip-holiness1591 lip-religion1597 hypocrism1605 lip-devotion1613 sanctimonya1618 lip-worship1656 sanctimoniousness1679 unction1692 sanctification1768 goodiness1808 pietism1829 lip-reverencec1843 Pecksniffery1848 mawwormism1850 goody-good1851 lip-homage1858 devil-dodging1866 goody-goodiness1868 goody-goodyism1868 piosity1883 unctuosity1884 1868 S. Brooks Sooner or Later II. iv. 35 Don't let your confusion of ideas get into the paper..or we shall be attacked for goody-goodyism, and we can't afford that. 1886 Bookseller Jan. 19/2 That talent..of teaching deep religious lessons, without disgusting her readers by any approach to cant or goody-goodyism. 1916 Amer. Schoolmaster Dec. 461 Every child has a right to protection..against moral dangers, but also to protection against goody-goodyism, hypocrisy and cant. 1996 New Republic (Nexis) 22 Jan. 32 A petty judgmentalism, a kind of Head Girl goody-goodyism, seems to overtake [her] whenever she feels obliged to comment on Bronte's inner life. 2010 Toronto Star (Nexis) 16 Jan. h8 It's a solid guide to the virtues of non-consumerism, yet..doesn't come across as preachy or reeking of environmental goody-goodyism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1868 |
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