Bible Dictionaries
Canting

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cant

(2):

(a.) Speaking in a whining tone of voice; using technical or religious terms affectedly; affectedly pious; as, a canting rogue; a canting tone.

(3):

(n.) The use of cant; hypocrisy.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Canting'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​c/canting.html. 1828.