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单词 pecksniffery
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Pecksnifferyn.

Brit. /pɛkˈsnɪf(ə)ri/, /ˈpɛksnɪf(ə)ri/, U.S. /pɛkˈsnɪf(ə)ri/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Pecksniff n., -ery suffix.
Etymology: < Pecksniff n. + -ery suffix. Compare Pecksniffism n.
Language or behaviour reminiscent of Pecksniff (cf. Pecksniff n.); hypocrisy, officiousness.
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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
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > dissimulation, pretence > hypocrisy > [noun]
hypocrisis?c1225
hypocrisy?c1225
pope-holya1425
Pharisaism?1573
Phariseeism1585
hypocriteness1602
hypocrism1605
double-mindednessa1627
Pharisaicalness1679
sanctimoniousness1679
Tartufism1688
Pecksniffery1848
mawwormism1850
Tartufferie1851
Pecksniffianism1860
Pecksniffism1867
snide1902
Chadbandism1923
snideness1942
snidery1953
snidiness1976
1848 Albion (Liverpool) 25 Dec. 8/5 Another individual, for a transcript of whose visage while perusing the Cobden manifesto one would give a good deal, is Lord Ashley—all of the craft of Pecksniffery.
1885 Pall Mall Gaz. 17 Mar. 3/1 This odious compound of Tartuffism, Pharisaism, and Pecksniffery.
1947 K. S. Sorabji Mi contra Fa x. 87 He is apparently unaware..that he is..submitting himself to the judgment of his own upper classes... This is surely nonconformist Pecksniffery gone mad.
1986 Internat. Stud. Q. 30 390 It was another unfortunate example of misdirected American Pecksniffery.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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