hypocercy

Updated: May 2, 2025

"An' yit Jinny 'lowed herself thet my out'ard ac's was good, but bein' ez they didn't spring from a converted heart, they was jest nachel hypocercy, an' thet ef I'd o' lied an' stole, or even answered her back, she'd o' had more hope for me, because, sez she, a 'consistent sinner is ap' to make a consistent Christian. "She even tol' me one day pore Jinny!

Ruth McEnery Stuart - Moriah's Mourning and Other Half-Hour Sketches