Pecksniffianismn.
/pɛkˈsnɪfɪənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /pɛkˈsnɪfiəˌnɪz(ə)m/ The quality of being Pecksniffian.
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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
1860 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Sept. 281/2 His anxiety always to represent himself as actuated by the loftiest motives, and as sacrificing inclination and the ties of friendship to duty, amounted to positive Pecksniffianism.
1888 Voice (N.Y.) 2 Feb. 7 Ask Thackeray to express your chagrin, or Charles Dickens to expose Pecksniffianism.
1990 Seattle Times (Nexis) 24 May a19 Wade's missive is a self-parody of bureaucratic Pecksniffianism and verbosity.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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