affected piety

Example Sentences

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But their affected piety would only bring upon them a darker doom.

From The Gospel According to St. Mark by Chadwick, G. A.

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

From Scenes from a Courtesan's Life by Balzac, Honoré de

With this underlying thought Job, the bold but honest doubter, stands above his friends with their affected piety.

From Jewish Theology by Kohler, Kaufmann

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

From Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada by Irving, Washington