cant; insincere pious talk; jargon or argot
Rare loanword-like noun corresponding to English “cant.” Depending on context, it may mean hypocritical moralizing talk or specialized/secret jargon; many readers will not know it without explanation.
In dictionaries, カント is sometimes explained as “hypocritical stock phrases.”
In this context, カント is close to argot understood only within the group.
bel canto
Kantian school; Kantianism
Only a katakana spelling is given; no language-of-origin data is specified. The historical derivation is not specified; treat it as a rare foreign or technical term corresponding to the gloss “cant.”