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affected piety

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The upper middle classes simultaneously developed a half-anxious, half-affected piety, originating in fear of the Fourth Estate.

Amelie, following the advice of the Duchesse de Maufrigneuse, affected piety to win the proud lady's favor.

By degrees his affected piety grew cool and the friar's garb became irksome.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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