Cantingness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Canting \Cant"ing\, a.
     Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or
     religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting
     rogue; a canting tone. -- {Cant"ing*ly}, adv. --
     {Cant"ing*ness}, n.
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     {Canting arms}, {Canting heraldry} (Her.), bearings in the
        nature of a rebus alluding to the name of the bearer.
        Thus, the Castletons bear three castles, and Pope Adrian
        IV. (Nicholas Breakspeare) bore a broken spear.
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